OMG for Oh My God and LOL for Laugh Out Loud are such common expressions these days. You hear them so often that they have lost their originality and are not fun any more. They are clichés .
Clichés are terms or phrases that have been so overused that they have become boring and repetitive. These words were probably striking and thought-provoking when they first came into use. However, as they started to catch on, they have turned into clichés .
When somebody says, “My mother is more of a friend to me,” it no longer sounds impressive because it’s such a common expression, or in other words, a cliché .
Other phrases that are cliché are old is gold, easy as a pie, etc.
Just because a phrase is overused and therefore a cliché it doesn’t mean it isn’t true. It’s just that it loses its appeal because of over usage.
So, next time somebody comments, “LOL” for a post you have shared, you can confidently say, “Ugh! That’s such a cliché !”
LOL! (Wasn’t that a cliché ?)
