Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective No longer current or in fashion; out-of-date.
  • adjective Past the prime; faded or aged.

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  • adjective colloquial dated; out of style; old-fashioned
  • adjective Past one's prime; worn; faded.
  • noun fencing An attack that passes the target without hitting.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French, past participle of passer, to pass, from Old French; see pass.]

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