cli·ché cliché clichés in BRIT, also use cliche disapproval A cliché is an idea or phrase which has been used so much that it is no longer interesting or effective or no longer has much meaning. I've learned that the cliche about life not being fair is true
cli·chéd clichéd in BRIT, also use cliched disapproval If you describe something as clichéd, you mean that it has been said, done, or used many times before, and is boring or untrue. The dialogue and acting in Indecent Proposal are tired, cliched and corny