popular saying
Oft-repeated wisdom
A popular saying is a widely known phrase that expresses a common observation or piece of advice: As the popular saying goes, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it".
The term often introduces familiar expressions without claiming they're ancient wisdom—just that many people know and use them.
Compare proverb, which implies older, more established status.
- proverbTraditional saying expressing truth
- old wives taleUnverified traditional belief
- adageTraditional pithy truth
- maximBrief moral principle
- mottoGuiding behavioral phrase
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