Meaning Of The Word Old chestnut/hoary chestnut

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Old chestnut/hoary chestnut Meaning

Old chestnut/hoary chestnut Definition
Old chestnut/hoary chestnut Definition

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old chestnut/hoary chestnut
If you refer to a statement, a story, or a joke as an old chestnut or a hoary chestnut, you mean that it has been repeated so often that it is no longer interesting.

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