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Definition of shop-soiled adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shop-soiled

adjective
 
/ˈʃɒp sɔɪld/
 
/ˈʃɑːp sɔɪld/
(British English)
(North American English shopworn)
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  1. (of goods) dirty or not in perfect condition because they have been in a shop for a long time
    • a sale of shop-soiled goods at half price
    • (figurative) a shopworn argument (= no longer new or useful)

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