Phrases, ideas, or situations that have been used so many times they've become boring and predictable, lacking originality.
From French 'cliché,' originally a printing term for a stereotype plate that produced identical copies. It evolved metaphorically to mean overused, identical ideas.
The word 'cliché' literally comes from the sound a printing press made ('clic'), and French printers used the term to mock phrases that got stamped out endlessly, just like identical metal plates!
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