Associations to the word «Shopworn»

Wiktionary

SHOPWORN, adjective. Used, as a sample item in a retail store
SHOPWORN, adjective. Not fresh; tired or cliché
SHOPWORN, adjective. Faded

Dictionary definition

SHOPWORN, adjective. Worn or faded from being on display in a store; "shopworn merchandise at half price".
SHOPWORN, adjective. Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'".

Wise words

Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You have to get up in the morning and write something you love, something to live for.
Ray Bradbury