proverbial

Meanings

Adjective

• Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale.
• Not used in a literal sense, but as the subject of a well-known metaphor.
• Widely known; famous; stereotypical.

Noun

• Used to replace a word that might be considered unacceptable in a particular situation, when using a well-known phrase.
• The groin or the testicles.

Origin

• From Latin prōverbiālis; proverb + -ial