shopsoiled

shopsoiled
shopsoiled [{{t}}'ʃɒpsɔɪld]
adjective
{{}}British{{}} also {{}}figurative{{}} défraîchi

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  • shopsoiled — /ˈʃɒpsɔɪld/ (say shopsoyld) adjective 1. worn, dirtied, faded, etc., as goods handled and displayed in a shop or store. 2. (of people) affected by sordid experience. Also, shopworn …  

  • shopsoiled — adjective worn or faded from being on display in a store shopworn merchandise at half price • Syn: ↑shopworn • Similar to: ↑worn * * * shopˈsoiled adjective Somewhat faded or worn by display in a shop (also figurative) • • • …   Useful english dictionary

  • shop-soiled — adjective Soiled from display in a shop; shopworn. All Tuesday week afternoon she was hunting to match that chenille but at last she found what she wanted at Clerys summer sales, the very it, slightly shopsoiled but you would never notice …   Wiktionary

  • shopworn — adjective 1. 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • shop|soiled — «SHOP SOYLD», adjective. British. shopworn: »shopsoiled bargains …   Useful english dictionary

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