standard issue adjective 2noun 1 adjective2 •Regularly and conventionally distributed by an organization (for instance, to its personnel); for regular usage; not specialized.Most employees of this company get a standard issue laptop, but those in the art department get a more powerful model. •Not special or remarkable; conventional.Standard-issue liberal guilt and hand-wringingly uninteresting dilemmas are the order of the day, with no real surprises or challenges. — 2016 noun1 •The normal equipment or supplies issued by an organization.A Smith & Wesson double-action .38 revolver was the standard issue in those days.For food and clothing, we were happy to get the standard issue, as it was way better than anything we had been used to, truth be told.
