[{"word":"proverbial","phonetic":"/pɹəˈvɜɹb.iː.əl/","phonetics":[{"text":"/pɹəˈvɜɹb.iː.əl/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Used to replace a word that might be considered unacceptable in a particular situation, when using a well-known phrase.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The groin or the testicles.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"You'll find they've got you by the proverbials."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Not used in a literal sense, but as the subject of a well-known metaphor.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"proverbial spilled milk"},{"definition":"Widely known; famous; stereotypical.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I grew up in a prefab house on Main Street in 1950s suburbia, the second and last child of a proverbial nuclear family."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/proverbial"]}]