English Explanatory Dictionary

old hat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something regarded as very familiar and unoriginal, hackneyed, or out of date.
adj
  1. Very familiar and unoriginal; common, hackneyed, out of date.
noun
  1. The female genitalia.
  2. A woman treated as a sexual partner.
  3. Sexual intercourse.

Pronunciation

/ˌəʊl(d)ˈhæt/ /ˌoʊl(d)ˈhæt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-old hat.wav En-au-old hat.ogg

Word forms

old hat more old hat most old hat old-hat old hats

Etymology

From old + hat, possibly a reference to something familiar and well-used. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests a connection to German alter Hut (“something familiar and hackneyed”, noun, literally “old hat”).

Synonyms

banal commonplace cliché démodé passé unchic basic cheugy cringe cringey cringeworthy dated fossilized inelegant last year normie old old-fashioned old-hat oldfangled ossified out out of date out of fashion out of touch outdated outmoded rinky-dink tacky uncool unfashionable unhip unpopular unstylish untrendy muff prat aphrodisia carnal knowledge coitus coition commerce commixtion congress conjunction connection consummation conversation copulation coupling intercourse intimacy intimate relations intromission joining lovemaking lustmaking mating mounting pareunia
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