hackneyed

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hackneyed

/ˈhæk.nid/
[ˈhæknɪi̯d]

Rhymes with -ækniːd

Where it comes from

From hackney + -ed. Most likely from the fact that hackney carriages have been used so much, that they are extremely commonplace now.

adjective more hackneyed · most hackneyed · hacknied

Of speech or writing, a phrase, etc.: uninteresting and unoriginal from being repeated too often. The sermon was full of hackneyed phrases and platitudes.
Similar: banal, commonplace, clichéd, hackney, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn · Opposite: fresh, original, unhackneyed
dated Let out for hire.

verb hacknied

participle, past simple past and past participle of hackney

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adjective

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adj of speech or writing, a phrase, etc.: uninteresting and unoriginal from being repeated too often

Español	gastado, trillado, manido, manoseado, sobado, traído y llevado
日本語	陳腐な chimpu na, 常套の jōtō
中文	陳腐的 /陈腐的 chénfǔ de, 老生常談的 /老生常谈的 lǎoshēngchángtán de
Português	banal, batido, corriqueiro, trivial
Français	rebattu, éculé
Deutsch	abgedroschen, abgenutzt, banal, ausgelutscht, abgegriffen
Ελληνικά	τετριμμένος tetrimménos, κοινότοπος koinótopos
Русский	изби́тый izbítyj, зата́сканный zatáskannyj, бана́льный banálʹnyj, шабло́нный šablónnyj, зае́зженный zajézžennyj
עברית	נדוש nadósh, חבוט khavút

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@misc{hackneyed_2026,
  title = {hackneyed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hackneyed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}