verb
- making something trite, overused, or lacking originality by excessive repetition
Usage: present participle of 'hackney'; formal or literary usage
Examples
- The advertising industry is hackneying that slogan by using it in every commercial.
- Critics accused the director of hackneying the classic love story with predictable dialogue.
- By hackneying the phrase, the media stripped it of its original impact.
- The poet worried about hackneying common metaphors in her work.
- Overuse is hackneying what was once a powerful message.