The word 'cliche' is an onomatopoeia for 19th century industrial machinery

The word "cliché" is LITERALLY the sound that printing presses made in the 19th century. ​In France, printers turned common phrases into single, pre-made metal plates so they wouldn't have to spell them out letter-by-letter every time. Whenever they struck, it made a distinct "cliché" sound. Since those cast phrases were overused to save time, the sound of making them dead ass just adapted to become the word to describe overused ideas!

.....oh, and speaking of which? The translation of said process is "stereotype" lol

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