(of a word or phrase) referred to in a proverb or idiom:I’m going to stick out like the proverbial sore thumb
well known, especially so as to be stereotypical:the Welsh people, whose hospitality is proverbial
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Universal
used to stand for a word or phrase that is normally part of a proverb or idiom but is not actually uttered:one word out of line, and the proverbial hits the fan