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OLD-HAT

Definition:

[adjective] repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
Synonyms: banal, commonplace, hackneyed, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn
[adjective] out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas"
Synonyms: antique, demode, ex, old-fashioned, outmoded, passe, passee