plain-vanilla
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/ˈpleɪn vəˈnɪl ə/
adjective
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Informal.
1.
having no embellishments, extra equipment, elaborate packaging, etc.; plain; simple; down-to-earth:
I want a plain-vanilla car without a lot of chrome trim.
Origin
in allusion to vanilla ice cream, taken to be the most basic flavor
Examples from the web for
plain-vanilla
Its biggest bets surround the
plain-vanilla
business of providing technology infrastructure to clients.
The public can look past a politician's
plain-vanilla
affair.
Many of our director cases also involve
plain-vanilla
insider trading or other self-dealing actions by directors.