old-hat

old-hat
old-hat old-hat pred. adj. same as {old-fashioned}, a., 2. [Narrower terms: {unfashionable (vs. fashionable)}]

Syn: antique, old-fashioned, outmoded, out-of-date, passe, passee. [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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