hackneyed saying

Main Entry:	platitude [plat-i-tood, -tyood] Show IPA/ˈplætɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	dull, overused saying
Synonyms:	banality, boiler plate, bromide, buzzword, chestnut, cliché, commonplace, corn, evenness, familiar tune, flatness, hackneyed saying, high camp, hokum, inanity, insipidity, monotony, motto, old chestnut, old story, potboiler, prosaicism, proverb, saw, shibboleth, stereotype, tag*, trite remark, triteness, triviality, truism, vapidity, verbiage
Antonyms:	coinage, nuance

* = informal/non-formal usage
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