old-hat
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6.8
- adjective
- /oʊld-hæt/
- Informal
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pasado de moda
- - That sort of joke's pretty old hat these days.
Sadly, that is like, that's so old hat.
- Sadly, that is like, that's so old hat.
Examples
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Empire was old hat, influence was the new hotness.
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Let's now talk about things that I think are also very old hat to you, having weight and distance.
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Alright, once you've seen an eight month old microwaved to death, Everything else is just old hat.
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So those of you have seen stacks already, this is, you know, I'm sure old hat for you, but I'm sure not everyone has seen stacks before.
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Chemical rockets seem very old-hat to me (much of our technology, in fact, seems to be transitional stepping-stones that are almost ugly Paleolithic hammers compared to where we're going).
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Many people think that his jokes are old-hat since they have heard them before.
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The concept of virtual reality is now considered old-hat in the tech industry.
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Using CD-ROMs for data storage feels quite old-hat compared to cloud computing.
Synonyms
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4.4
An idea or phrase used so often that it feels boring
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4.7
Not in style, like clothes or ideas from an earlier time
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5.8
No longer used or made because something newer replaces it
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5.0
No longer useful or fashionable because it is old
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3.4
Ordinary and not special or new
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4.4
No longer current or in use
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9.9
Very old and not used in everyday life
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8.2
Very old and not useful or suitable now
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6.6
Not new or interesting because it is used too often
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7.2
Used so often that it feels boring
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3.4
Not popular or stylish now
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6.5
Old and not interesting because it has no new ideas
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6.5
No longer fashionable or useful
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8.8
No longer fashionable compared with modern styles
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7.5
Old-fashioned and not modern
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5.8
Very old-fashioned and not modern
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7.6
No longer original or interesting because people use it so often
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6.2
Not modern and looking old-fashioned
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4.6
A phrase or idea used so often that it is no longer interesting
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7.9
Not interesting because people use it too often
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6.4
An idea or phrase used so often that it is no longer interesting
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9.9
Old and no longer useful because of age
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7.4
Used so often it feels like a boring idea
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8.2
Old-fashioned in ideas or ways of doing things
No longer fashionable or modern
Old and no longer useful or accepted today
Out of date and not keeping up with current ideas
Old and out of date in ideas, opinions, or ways
Old-fashioned and stale in style or ideas
Something that is common and not special
Having an older style that does not follow current fashion
No longer in fashion and looking old
Antonyms
How Outdated
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Old-hat comes from the simple picture of an old worn hat that everyone has seen before and is not new. A helpful way to remember it is to think of that worn hat as 'no longer new or interesting', which is why old-hat means outdated or unoriginal.