vieux jeu
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of vieux jeu
literally: old game
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
No amount of aesthetic top-dressing can disguise the fact that this paradigm is played out, and that the sentimental manipulation of women by men is starting to look very vieux jeu.
From The Guardian
That’s a large part of its appeal to theatergoers for whom being hip means knowing that you’re not hip, that the whole notion of hipness is so vieux jeu.
From New York Times
In English, at least, this all seems a tad vieux jeu.
From New York Times
In "Dorian Gray," Wilde gives free play to his ever-present longing to utter the dernier cri, to avoid all that was vieux jeu, and to fill with horror and amazement the souls of the stodgy bourgeoisie.
From Project Gutenberg
The clerical effort was by no means vieux jeu.
From Project Gutenberg
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