(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
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