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SHOPWORN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shopworn mean?
• SHOPWORN (adjective)
The adjective SHOPWORN has 2 senses:
1. worn or faded from being on display in a store
2. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
Familiarity information: SHOPWORN used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Worn or faded from being on display in a store
Synonyms:
shopsoiled; shopworn
Context example:
shopworn merchandise at half price
Similar:
worn (affected by wear; damaged by long use)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
Synonyms:
banal; commonplace; hackneyed; old-hat; shopworn; stock; threadbare; timeworn; tired; trite; well-worn
Context example:
the trite metaphor 'hard as nails'
Similar:
unoriginal (not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual)
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