cliché cannon

A person, especially in media, who talks excessively and yet never says anything memorable, let alone quotable.

The House of Representatives lost two of its most reliable cliché cannons today when Jasmine Crockett and Al Green both lost their primaries

by Hugo de Naranja March 4, 2026

faux-cliche

A saying that appears to be a cliche but has probably never been said before or has no actual right being a cliche

Transcendence: How was selling tacos at Paco's Taco Stand?
Parkman47: I made as much that was as a dead man makes selling dirt
Transcendence: You know, hombre, that's a fucked up cliche
Parkman47: Yea, I just made it up, it's a total faux-cliche

by Matt D. Parker (parkman47) July 2, 2009

Ens Cliche

1. The hackneyed use of the word cliche, which systematically scorns cliches.

2. Overuse of the word cliche

Examples of Ens Cliches:

"I am a man who likes red meat" "That's Cliche"
"would you like this strawberry?" "That is SO Cliche!"
"(any sentence at all)" "that is cliche"

"I wish you would stop using Ens Cliches"

by Oblithian February 25, 2012

Dream Cliche

A situation occurring in which a pre-existing cliche imposed on a group of people or situation materializes in reality, that cause those looking to make jokes on said material jump for joy.

Jews caught picking up change on the street, Hollywood donating to liberals and exerting influence is for conservatives a "dream cliche"

by 20somethingpolitics March 27, 2012

Oratory cliché

A word salad, as in when people are publicly speaking, they just repeat the same words, phrases or clichés repeatedly.

Kamala Harris has a tendency to get lost in her own oratory clichés.

by Sexydimma July 15, 2022

Landmark Cliché

A famous tourist attraction that is used in a Television show or movie to show that a scene takes place in a certain city

The Cathedral of St. Basil is used as a landmark cliché for Moscow

by o23gfh November 2, 2025

co-mingling cliches

combining words used in more than one cliche

I'm not a rocket surgeon, you know. That was just a blip in the road. He likes co-mingling cliches.

by selmorides April 27, 2010