shop·worn

[shop-wawrn, ‐wohrn]
adjective
1.
worn or marred, as goods exposed and handled in a store.
2.
trite; hackneyed.

Origin:
1870–75; shop + worn

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shopworn (ˈʃɒpˌwɔːn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
the US word for shopsoiled

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Shopworn is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Example sentences
Shopworn pretentious phraseology can be distracting if not actually repelling to a reader.
Its principal misfortune is that its stock is shopworn.
In hindsight, that notion seems a bit shopworn anyway.
If she expected to see a shopworn idol, she was in for a surprise.
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