abgedroschen

Adj. umg. hackneyed, trite, banal allg., corny umg.; abgedroschene Redewendung auch cliché

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well-worn; corny; worn; banal; commonplace; common; hackneyed; trite

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ạb|ge|dro|schen ['apgədrɔʃn]

adj (inf)

hackneyed (Brit), well-worn; Witz auch corny (inf)

eine abgedroschene Phrase — a cliché

eine abgedroschene Redensart — a hackneyed (Brit) or trite saying

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1) (not original or interesting: a corny joke.) corny

2) tritely

3) ((of a remark, saying etc) already said in exactly the same way so often that it no longer has any worth, effectiveness etc: His poetry is full of trite descriptions of nature.) trite

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ab·ge·dro·schen

adj (pej fam) hackneyed

ein \abgedroschener Witz an old [or ancient] [or stale] joke

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Adjektiv (ugs.) hackneyed; well-worn; trite

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abgedroschen adj umg hackneyed, trite, banal allg, corny umg;

abgedroschene Redewendung auch cliché

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Adjektiv (ugs.) hackneyed; well-worn; trite

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adj.

hackneyed adj.

trite adj. adv.

tritely adv.