old-hat

• Beschreibt etwas, das nicht mehr neu, interessant oder modisch ist; veraltet oder abgedroschen.

Describes something that is no longer new, interesting, or fashionable; outdated or trite.

1. Outdated or unfashionableB2informal

   No longer modern, stylish, or current; belonging to a past era.

   Altmodisch

   • His old-hat ideas about management don't work anymore.
   • That style of music is considered old-hat now.
   • Wearing bell-bottoms is old-hat in today's fashion world.

   Synonymeantiquatedarchaicdatedobsoleteold-fashionedoutdatedoutmodedunfashionable

   Antonymecontemporarycurrentfashionablefreshmodernnewnovelstylishtrendyup-to-date

2. Overused or triteB2informal

   Repeated so often that it has lost its originality or impact.

   Abgedroschen

   • The plot of that movie is old-hat and predictable.
   • His jokes are old-hat; I've heard them a hundred times.
   • That excuse is old-hat and no one believes it anymore.

   Synonymebanalcommonplacehackneyedstalethreadbaretimeworntrite

   Antonymefreshinnovativenewnoveloriginal