Toilet requisite

andy hughes | 11:47 Sat 06th Oct 2001 | Phrases & Sayings

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Why do we say 'bog standard' for something run-of-the-mill?

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Gill B

Nothing to do with toilets! I understand that it comes from the acronym for 'basic or general'.

I understood it to be British or German, a Victorian version of the current DIN rating system.

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