Meaning

• Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude.

  "The villain kidnapping the love interest in a film is a bit of a cliché."

• A stereotype (printing plate).

Meaning

• To use a cliché; to make up a word or a name that sounds like a cliché.