shopworn

shop·worn

 (shŏp′wôrn′)

adj.

1. Tarnished, frayed, faded, or otherwise defective from being on display in a store.

2. Worn-out, as from overuse; trite: shopworn anecdotes.

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shopworn

(ˈʃɒpˌwɔːn)

adj

the US word for shopsoiled

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shop•worn

(ˈʃɒpˌwɔrn, -ˌwoʊrn)

adj.

1. worn or marred, as goods exposed and handled in a store.

2. trite; hackneyed.

[1870–75]

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	shopworn - worn or faded from being on display in a store; "shopworn merchandise at half price" shopsoiled worn - affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"
	2.	shopworn - repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" hackneyed, old-hat, stock, threadbare, timeworn, banal, trite, well-worn, tired, commonplace unoriginal - not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual; "the manuscript contained unoriginal emendations"; "his life had been unoriginal, conforming completely to the given pattern"- Gwethalyn Graham

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shopworn

adjective

Without freshness or appeal because of overuse:

banal, bromidic, clichéd, commonplace, corny, hackneyed, musty, overused, overworked, platitudinal, platitudinous, stale, stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, warmed-over, well-worn, worn-out.

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