cliché
- noun (n)
Meaning: overused, hackneyed phrase
Synonyms:
adage
banality
boiler plate
bromide
buzzword
chestnut
commonplace
corn
counterword
familiar tune
motto
old story
platitude
potboiler
prosaism
proverb
rubber stamp
saying
shibboleth
slogan
stale saying
stereotype
threadbare phrase
triteness
trite remark
triviality
truism
vapid expression
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