cliche

As nouns the difference between cliche and hackney

is that cliche is (overused phrase or expression) while hackney is (archaic) an ordinary horse.

As an adjective hackney is

(not comparable) offered for hire; hence, much used; trite; mean.

As a verb hackney is

to make uninteresting or trite by frequent use.

As a noun cliche

is (overused phrase or expression).

As a verb blase is

to blow.

As a verb cliques

is .

As a noun cliche is

(overused phrase or expression).

As nouns the difference between proverbial and cliche

is that proverbial is (euphemistic) used to replace a word that might be considered unacceptable in a particular situation, when using a well-known phrase while cliche is (overused phrase or expression).

As an adjective proverbial

is of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, , fable, or fairy tale.

As a noun cliche

is (overused phrase or expression).

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

As nouns the difference between cliche and metonymy

is that cliche is (overused phrase or expression) while metonymy is the use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify an entire object or related object.

As nouns the difference between stencil and cliche

is that stencil is a utensil that contains a perforated sheet through which ink can be forced to create a printed pattern onto a surface while cliche is (overused phrase or expression).

As a verb stencil

is (intransitive) to print with a stencil.

As nouns the difference between commonplace and cliche

is that commonplace is a platitude or while cliche is (overused phrase or expression).

As an adjective commonplace

is ordinary; having no remarkable characteristics.

As a verb commonplace

is to make a commonplace book.

As nouns the difference between aphorism and cliche

is that aphorism is an original laconic phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought while cliche is (overused phrase or expression).

As a noun cliche

is (overused phrase or expression).

As an adjective overused is

used too much, or too often.