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- [ohld hat]
- /oʊld hæt/
- /əʊld hæt/
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- [ohld hat]
- /oʊld hæt/
Definitions of old hat words
- adjective old hat old-fashioned; dated. 1
- adjective old hat trite from having long been used or known. 1
- adjective old hat old-fashioned, out of date 1
- phrase old hat If you say that something or someone is old hat, you mean that they have existed or been known for a long time, and they have become uninteresting and boring. 0
- noun old hat something stale or old-fashioned 0
- adjective old hat old-fashioned or trite 0
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Origin of old hat
First appearance:
before 1745 One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1745-55
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Parts of speech for Old hat
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
old hat popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for old hat
adj old hat
- anachronous — relating to anachronism; misplaced chronologically
- antiquated — If you describe something as antiquated, you are criticizing it because it is very old or old-fashioned.
- back number — A back number of a magazine or newspaper is the same as a back issue.
- banal — If you describe something as banal, you do not like it because you think that it is so ordinary that it is not at all effective or interesting.
- behind the times — You can use the times to refer to the present time and to modern fashions, tastes, and developments. For example, if you say that someone keeps up with the times, you mean they are fashionable or aware of modern developments. If you say they are behind the times, you mean they are unfashionable or not aware of them.
adjective old hat
- noplace — nowhere.
- nowhere — in or at no place; not anywhere: The missing pen was nowhere to be found.
- oldfangled — old-fashioned; of an older or former kind.
- out — away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
- outdated — no longer in use or fashionable; out-of-date; outmoded; antiquated.
Antonyms for old hat
noun old hat
- innovation — something new or different introduced: numerous innovations in the high-school curriculum.
- modernism — modern character, tendencies, or values; adherence to or sympathy with what is modern.
- modernization — to make modern; give a new or modern character or appearance to: to modernize one's ideas; to modernize a kitchen.
adjective old hat
- groundbreaking — the act or ceremony of breaking ground for a new construction project.
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