broken record
Same thing, endlessly
A broken record is someone who repeats the same thing over and over, from the way a damaged vinyl record skips and replays the same phrase endlessly: I know I sound like a broken record, but you really need to call your mother.
The image persists even as vinyl records fade from everyday life.
Do or say again
- loopCurve closing on itself
- reiterateSay something again
- rehashRestate without freshness
- redundancyNeedless duplication
echo · restate · reiteration · replay · drone · recite · parrot · harp
Rotating music player
- stylusPointed implement for marking
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- LPExtended vinyl recording
phonograph · gramophone · scratch · skip · crack · warp · platter · cartridge
Persistent bothering or complaining
- gratingCrossed bars or harsh
- tediousBoring through length
- irritatingCausing mild frustration
- exasperatingIntensely irritating
tiresome · wearisome · bothersome · monotonous · droning · aggravating · frustrating · obnoxious
Unyielding demand for something
- stubbornnessRefusal to yield
- obstinacyUnyielding adherence to position
- doggednessUnyielding determination to continue
- relentlessnessUnstoppable persistence
unyielding · tenacity · single-minded · fixation · harping · unrelenting · hammering · pressing
repeat
Do or say again
redundancy · echo · restate · reiteration · replay · drone · recite · parrot · harp · nag
turntable
Rotating music player
LP · phonograph · gramophone · scratch · skip · crack · warp · platter · cartridge · hi-fi
nagging
Persistent bothering or complaining
- gratingCrossed bars or harsh
- tediousBoring through length
- irritatingCausing mild frustration
exasperating · tiresome · wearisome · bothersome · monotonous · droning · aggravating · frustrating · obnoxious · unrelenting
insistence
Unyielding demand for something
- stubbornnessRefusal to yield
- obstinacyUnyielding adherence to position
- doggednessUnyielding determination to continue
relentlessness · unyielding · tenacity · single-minded · fixation · harping · unrelenting · hammering · pressing · unceasing
- clichescliche, platitude, bromide, tired phrase, worn phrase
- repetitionagain, repeat, repeated, recurring, recurrence
- Sports Resultswin, championship, first place, second place, victory
- recordsGuinness, documents, album, death certificates, files
- repetitive speechrepetition, echo, reiteration, stutter, stammer
- gradual phrasesbit by bit, little by little, step by step, one by one, piece by piece
broken recordoriginal thought
Idea without precedent
stream of consciousness · fresh perspective · new idea · improvisation · fresh take
record, broken, broke, breaking, recording, unbroken, records, recorded, recorder