warmed over

warmed-o·ver

W w

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wawrmd-oh-ver]
- /ˈwɔːrmd ˈoʊ vər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wawrmd-oh-ver]
- /ˈwɔːrmd ˈoʊ vər/

Definitions of warmed over words

adjective warmed over (of cooked foods) heated again: warmed-over stew. 1
adjective warmed over reworked or repeated without enthusiasm or introduction of new ideas; stale: a warmed-over version of an old show. 1
adjective warmed over heated up 1

See all 3 definitions of warmed over

Information block about the term

Origin of warmed over

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Warmed over

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Warmed over

warmed over popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

warmed over usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer