cliché
nounadjectiveverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈkliː.ʃeɪ//
- United States//kliˈʃeɪ//
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.
noun
- 1
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.
The villain kidnapping the love interest is a bit of a cliché.
I know it's a bit of a cliché, but love really does conquer all.
Clever got me this far Then tricky got me in Eye on what I'm after I don't need another friend Smile and drop the cliche Till you think I'm listening Take just what I came for Then I'm out the door again
Don’t believe what they’re saying everything’s is gonna change How could it be ever the same? It’s just a cliché fading Till we go our separate ways
- 2
A stereotype (printing plate).
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French cliché.
adjective
- 1
Clichéd; having the characteristics of a cliché.
verb
- 1
To use a cliché; to make up a word or a name that sounds like a cliché.
He clichéd at me. He clichéd at me in a perky, condescending tone.
Forms
- plural
- clichés
- comparative
- more cliché
- superlative
- most cliché
- past tense
- clichéd, clichéed
- past participle
- clichéd, clichéed
- present participle
- clichéing
- third person singular
- clichés
cliché · Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are…
click · A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively…Click · A surname.clicking · The sound or action of a click.