[ˈkliːʃeɪ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought
(e.g: that old cliché ‘a woman's place is in the home’)

- a stereotype or electrotype


Phrases:

Origin:
early 19th century (in cliché): French, past participle (used as a noun) of clicher ‘to stereotype’