cliche

Universal Words (also cliche) noun (disapproving) 1 [C] a phrase or an idea that has been used so often that it no longer has much meaning and is not interesting: She trotted out the old cliche that 'a trouble shared is a trouble halved.' * a cliche-ridden style * It has become a cliche to say that Prague is the most beautiful city in Europe. * tired cliches like 'the information revolution' 2 [U] the use of cliches in writing or speaking: The article collapses under the sheer weight of cliche. cliched (also cliche'd, cliched) adjective: a cliched view of upper-class life