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passé

adjective

  1. no longer in vogue
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpæ.seɪ/ / /pæˈseɪ/

adj

Etymology: From French passé (“passed”, past participle of passer (“to pass”)).

  1. Dated; out of style; old-fashioned.

    Mary felt annoyed at the girl; just because bras had become passé, did a girl with so pronounced a bosom have to cater to fashion? In this case practicality dictated a bra, and Mary stood at the desk feeling herself flushing with disapproval.

    I never thought you'd be a junkie, because heroin is so passé.

  2. Past one's prime; worn; faded.

    The coaching stock is in general in a very passé condition, but the ex-royal saloon, though needing a coat of paint outside, as another photograph shows, is spotless inside.

noun

Etymology: From French passé (“passed”, past participle of passer (“to pass”)).

  1. An attack that passes the target without hitting.