that old chesnut

a phrase which generally refers to a cliche or an over-used excuse. to be used in disgust. often a pre-cursor to serious arguments in games such as checkers... like when a player tries to pull the "classic" half-pincer movement.

"well....you know there is trouble a brewing when that saying comes out" - Rob McLean

that old chesnut by failure33object April 22, 2005

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That Old Chestnut

This phrase is used when acting out or talking about somthing that has happend in the past. When used at the right moment this is a comical saying.

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Dave "Ya know Paul, He's back with his ex Nat"
Jeromima "Ohh Not That Old Chestnut

That Old Chestnut by Dean Horn November 14, 2006

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that old chesnut • That Old Chestnut • That Old Fish Smell • That old slag • whats that old saying • Stick it in that Old thing • Like a Six-Year-Old that lost a party game • That 12 year old • that one is so old i fell off my dinosaur • “I don’t mind Once I was 7 years old and I sat on a banana and of course that changed my life”

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