(also cliche ) / ˈkliːʃeɪ; NAmE kliːˈʃeɪ/ noun ( disapproving )
1.
[ C ] a phrase or an idea that has been used so often that it no longer has much meaning and is not interesting :
She trotted out the old cliché that 'a trouble shared is a trouble halved.'
2.
[ U ] the use of clichés in writing or speaking
► cli·chéd adjective :
a clichéd view of upper-class life
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: French , past participle (used as a noun) of clicher to stereotype.