passé
adjective
- no longer in vogue
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈpæ.seɪ/ / /pæˈseɪ/
adj
Etymology: From French passé (“passed”, past participle of passer (“to pass”)).
- 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.”
- 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”)).
- An attack that passes the target without hitting.