old hat

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌəʊl(d) ˈhæt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌoʊl(d) ˈhæt/ Rhymes: -æt === Etymology 1 === From old +‎ hat, possibly a reference to something familiar and well-used. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests a connection to German alter Hut (“something familiar and hackneyed”, noun, literally “old hat”). ==== Noun ==== old hat (uncountable) (idiomatic) Something regarded as very familiar and unoriginal, hackneyed, or out of date. [from early 20th c.] Hyponyms: old news, yesterday's news ===== Translations ===== ==== Adjective ==== old hat (comparative more old hat, superlative most old hat) (idiomatic) Very familiar and unoriginal; common, hackneyed, out of date. [from mid 20th c.] Synonyms: banal, commonplace, cliché, démodé, passé, unchic; see also Thesaurus:unfashionable ===== Alternative forms ===== old-hat ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From old +‎ hat, the significance being unknown. ==== Noun ==== old hat (countable and uncountable, plural old hats) (slang, archaic) (countable) The female genitalia. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:female genitalia (by extension) (countable, derogatory) A woman treated as a sexual partner. (uncountable) Sexual intercourse. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:copulation === References === === Further reading === Old Hat (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia