cliche

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a phrase, remark, or opinion that has very often been said or expressed before and is therefore not original and not interesting:

My wedding day - and I know it's a cliché - was just the happiest day of my life.

Occasionally his writing slips into cliché.

something or someone that is not at all original, surprising, or interesting because it has very often been seen before:

The guitar-smashing rock star has become a cliché.

All of these games are set in a futuristic urban cliche where it is dark and raining.

often said, used, or done, and therefore not original and not interesting:

The city is like Disneyland. It sounds cliché, but it’s true.

The film opens with a cliché slow-motion shot of the men walking towards the camera.

an idea or expression that has been used too often and is often considered a sign of bad writing or old-fashioned thinking:

The story is shamelessly corny, and grownups will groan at its clichés.