old news
Yesterday's broken story
Old news is information that's already known or no longer fresh: The scandal? That's old news—everyone heard about it weeks ago.
The phrase dismisses something as stale or irrelevant, implying the speaker has moved on even if others haven't.
It often carries a hint of impatience or superiority.
No longer in use
- staleNo longer fresh
- passéNo longer fashionable
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
- expiredNo longer in effect
past its prime · worn out · shopworn · rehashed · warmed over · common knowledge
No longer recalled
- dismissedReleased from duty
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- supersededReplaced by something newer
insignificant · inconsequential · unimportant · beside the point · water under the bridge · moot · who cares · moved on
Involuntary mouth opening
- boringFailing to engage interest
- tediousBoring through length
- uninterestingFailing to hold attention
- predictableAble to be foreseen
obvious · duh · expected · anticipated · big deal · whatever · ho-hum · eye roll
outdated
No longer in use
expired · past its prime · worn out · shopworn · rehashed · warmed over · common knowledge
forgotten
No longer recalled
- dismissedReleased from duty
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
superseded · insignificant · inconsequential · unimportant · beside the point · water under the bridge · moot · who cares · moved on · buried
yawn
Involuntary mouth opening
- boringFailing to engage interest
- tediousBoring through length
- uninterestingFailing to hold attention
predictable · obvious · duh · expected · anticipated · big deal · whatever · ho-hum · eye roll · shrug
- oxymoronsbittersweet, deafening silence, pretty ugly, living dead, act naturally
- washed-uphas-been, over the hill, past prime, played out, finished
- Book Idiomsby the book, closed book, open book, on the same page, same page
old newsbreaking news
Newly unfolding events reported
breaking · hot off the press · news flash · latest news · current events
old newsbombshell
Shocking sudden revelation
scoop · exclusive · revelation · stop the presses · headline news
old newsrevelation
Surprising disclosed truth
new information · discovery · breaking story · scoop · inside information