Meaning & use
Shopworn
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Worn, faded, or soiled from being displayed or handled in a shop; or, figuratively, stale from overuse.
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The shopworn mannequin still wore last season's fashions.
His shopworn excuses no longer convinced anyone.
A note on using this word
The figurative meaning, describing an idea or phrase that has lost its impact from overuse, is now more common than the literal retail sense.
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