usuals
Same old crowd
Usuals is the plural of usual, typically appearing in the phrase the usuals—meaning the regular people, items, or occurrences you'd expect in a given context.
A bartender might greet the usuals, or a detective might round up the usual suspects.
At a diner: I'll have the usual becomes We'll have our usuals when ordering for the group.
Regular supporters or customers
- customersPeople who purchase goods
- clienteleCollective body of customers
- frequentersHabitual visitors somewhere
- habituésRegular patrons somewhere
locals · crowd · bunch · gang · circle · set · fixtures · faces
Expected behavioral standards
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- conventionsAccepted social practices
- status quoExisting condition of affairs
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
commonplace · typical · expected · familiar · regular · everyday · conformity · stability
Arithmetic mean or ordinary
- standardLevel of quality accepted
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
- normalConforming to standard
- customaryDone by convention
characteristic · representative · quintessential · prototypical · archetypal · emblematic · classic · textbook
patrons
Regular supporters or customers
- customersPeople who purchase goods
- clienteleCollective body of customers
- frequentersHabitual visitors somewhere
habitués · locals · crowd · bunch · gang · circle · set · fixtures · faces · returnees
norms
Expected behavioral standards
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- conventionsAccepted social practices
- status quoExisting condition of affairs
ordinary · commonplace · typical · expected · familiar · regular · everyday · conformity · stability · consistency
average
Arithmetic mean or ordinary
customary · characteristic · representative · quintessential · prototypical · archetypal · emblematic · classic · textbook · stock
regulars
Habitual visitors
- habitsRegular repeated behaviors
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- practicesRepeated training sessions
rituals · patterns · daily grind · schedule · regimen · drill · cycle · procedure · groove · rounds
- regularsregulars, habitues, frequenters, familiar faces, fixtures
- go-tosfavorites, staples, standbys, mainstays, regulars
usualsnewcomers
Those recently arrived
strangers · unknowns · irregulars · first-timers · one-timers
- as usualIn customary manner
- the usual
- business as usualContinuation of normal routine
- usual suspectsThose always initially suspected
- as per usualIn the typical way
- usual channelsEstablished communication routes