In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his familyâs pot filled with coffee.
SHOPWORN
banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn
(adjective) repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; âbromidic sermonsâ; âhis remarks were trite and commonplaceâ; âhackneyed phrasesâ; âa stock answerâ; ârepeating threadbare jokesâ; âparroting some timeworn axiomâ; âthe trite metaphor âhard as nailsââ
shopworn, shopsoiled
(adjective) worn or faded from being on display in a store; âshopworn merchandise at half priceâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
shopworn (comparative more shopworn, superlative most shopworn)
Having been used, as a sample item in a retail store.
Faded.
(figuratively) Not fresh; tired or cliché.
Synonyms
• See also hackneyed
Source: Wiktionary
Shop"worn`, a.
Definition: Somewhat worn or damaged by having been kept for a time in a shop.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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