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old hat

Something widely or long practiced, known, or accepted; something conventional.

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Submitted on September 01, 2009

Additional definitions for 'old hat':

old hatSomething uninteresting, hackneyed, or passé due to overuse or long-standing familiarity..
old hatSomething with which one is very familiar, or in which one is experienced or skilled.
Old HatOld fashioned, obsolete, not exciting, uninteresting
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