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   hackneyed

   /ˈhaknɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a phrase or idea) having been overused; unoriginal and trite: "hackneyed old sayings"

   Word Origin mid 18th century: from the archaic verb hackney (see hackney), meaning ‘use (a horse) for ordinary riding’, later ‘make commonplace by overuse’.

   Scrabble Points: 22

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