old hat

adjective

1. old-fashioned; dated.
2. trite from having long been used or known.

old hat

adjective

1. postpositive old-fashioned or trite

old hat

1. Obsolete, old-fashioned: “Get with it, Murray; your methods are strictly old hat.”

Word History and Origins

Origin of old hat¹

First recorded in 1745–55

Example Sentences

By now it’s old hat that Che is going to throw in some jokes that are only funny because they’re so lazily offensive that it’s shocking someone would tell them on TV in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times

The news of Noem shooting her 14-month-old dog in a gravel pit is old hat.

From Slate

For the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers, getting to the conference title game is becoming old hat.

From Seattle Times

Again, the anti-Black ignorance in this passage is so old hat that reacting with anger would be a waste.

From Salon

For Wagner, the honor was sort of old hat, if still really appreciated, as it was his ninth invite.

From Seattle Times