[ 'kli:ʃeɪ ]
(also cliche )
■ noun
1》 a phrase or opinion that is overused and shows a lack of original thought.
↘an unoriginal thing: each building is a mishmash of tired ~s.
2》 Printing, chiefly Brit. a stereotype or electrotype.
Origin
C19: Fr., past participle (used asnoun) of clicher 'to stereotype'.