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plural clichés
Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude. examples
(printing) A stereotype (printing plate). examples
comparative more cliché, superlative most cliché
(proscribed) clichéd; having the characteristics of a cliché examples
third-person singular simple present clichés, present participle clichéing, simple past and past participle clichéd or (rare) clichéed
(transitive, intransitive) To use a cliché; to make up a word or a name that sounds like a cliché. quotations examples
He clichéd at me. He clichéd at me in a perky, condescending tone.
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