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2012
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CLICHÉ: noun
Etymology: French, literally, printer's stereotype, from past participle of clichér, to stereotype, of imitative origin
Date: 1892
1 : a trite phrase or expression; also : the idea expressed by it
2 : a hackneyed theme, characterization, or situation
3 : something that has become overly familiar or commonplace
In the words of Stephen Fry, "It is a cliché that most clichés are true, but then like...
Etymology: French, literally, printer's stereotype, from past participle of clichér, to stereotype, of imitative origin
Date: 1892
1 : a trite phrase or expression; also : the idea expressed by it
2 : a hackneyed theme, characterization, or situation
3 : something that has become overly familiar or commonplace
In the words of Stephen Fry, "It is a cliché that most clichés are true, but then like...
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