stockresponse
nounUK /ˈstɒk rɪˌspɒns/
US /ˈstɑːk rɪˌspɑːns/
A stock response is an answer you give right away because you have said it many times before.
When asked how he was, he gave his stock response: "Fine, thanks."
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2. A reply used so often that it no longer sounds sincere.
Her apology felt like a stock response rather than a real one.
3. A prepared answer kept ready for a common question.
The help desk uses a stock response for password problems.
4. A predictable reaction that shows little original thought.
His excuse was just a stock response to being late.