stockphrase
nounUK /ˈstɒk.freɪz/
US /ˈstɑːk.freɪz/
A stockphrase is a phrase that people use again and again.
"Once upon a time" is a stockphrase used to start many stories.
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2. A phrase used so often that it has lost its original force or meaning.
His speech was full of stockphrases that everyone had heard before.
3. A standard phrase used in a particular situation or profession.
The lawyer used a stockphrase to open the court session.
4. A phrase repeated by a character in a story to show their personality.
The hero's stockphrase, "Let's go!" appears in every chapter.