shopworn

== English == === Etymology === From shop (noun) +‎ worn (adjective). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʃɒpwɔːn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʃɑpˌwɔɹn/ Hyphenation: shop‧worn === Adjective === shopworn (comparative more shopworn, superlative most shopworn) (originally US) Of a product in a retail store: damaged from being on display and handled by customers, etc.; shop-soiled. (figurative) Not fresh or new. Synonym: shop-soiled Of an idea, a piece or writing, etc.: repeated so often as to have become uninteresting; clichéd, overused, tired. Synonyms: timeworn; see also Thesaurus:hackneyed Of an object: faded, shabby. Synonym: timeworn ==== Related terms ==== shopwear ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “shopworn, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2025. “shopworn, adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.