old-hat meaning and definition

OLD-HAT adjective

Definition of old-hat (adjective)

1. 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
2. out of fashion
   • "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas"
   • synonyms: antique, demode, ex, old-fashioned, outmoded, passe, passee