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common as an old shoe
*common as an old shoe
and *common as dirtlow class; uncouth. (*Also: as ~.) That ill-mannered girl is just as common as an old shoe. Despite Mamie's efforts to appear to be upper class, most folks considered her common as dirt.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Harvie | | HAHR-vee | English |
Bjarni | | - | Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic |
Lisette | | ['li:zət] | |
Maximiano | | mahk-see-MYAH-no (Spanish) | Spanish, Portuguese |
VÜSala | | - | Azerbaijani |
Zuza | | - | Slovak, Polish |