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Definition of shopworn adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

shopworn

adjective

NAmE//ˈʃɑpwɔrn//

1(of goods) dirty or not in perfect condition because they have been in a store for a long time

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2(figurative) a shopworn argument (= that is no longer new or useful)

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