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A [[Cliché]] is a phrase, motif, trope, or other element within an artistic work that has become common enough to be seen as predictable, tired, overused, and generally unfavorable. Such items tend to break [[Willing Suspension of Disbelief]] by calling attention to the lack of creativity on the part of the creator.
This is ''very'' subjective and dependent on the consumer's culture and knowledge level: Some American buying their very first issue of a Japanese [[Manga]] might find it new and exciting, but in the home country of Japan, the same manga may be considered old and tired. A person playing their first [[Role
In spite of the negative stigma, many clichés are fully accepted by the audience so long as they are [[Lampshade Hanging|specifically pointed out]]. Even then, it doesn't change the fact that it's present; just because a detective [[Lampshade Hanging|comments on]] how bad mystery novels have [[The Butler Did It|the butler revealed as the murderer]] doesn't change the fact that, well, [[The Butler Did It]].
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* [[Dead Unicorn Trope]] - The cliché is never used seriously, but it never was played straight in the first place.
* [[Grandfather Clause]] - Normally [[Discredited Trope]] or [[Dead Horse Trope]] can be played straight in a work which was made when the trope was cool.
* [[Necessary Weasel]] - Illogical trope is a building block of a genre.
* [[Seinfeld Is Unfunny]] - Quantity or quality of imitators make the work they're based on age badly.
* [[Trope Overdosed]] and [[Overdosed Tropes]]
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