passé
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passé
- /ˈpæ.seɪ/ UK
- /pæˈseɪ/ US
Rhymes with -eɪ
Where it comes from
From French passé (“passed”, past participle of passer (“to pass”)).
adjective more passé · most passé · passe
- Dated; out of style; old-fashioned. Mary felt annoyed at the girl; just because bras had become passé, did a girl with so pronounced a bosom have to cater to fashion? In this case practicality dictated a bra, and Mary stood at the desk feeling herself flushing with disapproval.
- Past one's prime; worn; faded. The coaching stock is in general in a very passé condition, but the ex-royal saloon, though needing a coat of paint outside, as another photograph shows, is spotless inside.
Similar: disused, outdated, outworn, unfashionable, wasted, worn-out
noun passés · passe
- An attack that passes the target without hitting.
