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Passé

//pæˈseɪ// adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Dated; out of style; old-fashioned. colloquial

    "Mary felt annoyed at the girl; just because bras had become passé, did a girl with so pronounced a bosom have to cater to fashion? In this case practicality dictated a bra, and Mary stood at the desk feeling herself flushing with disapproval."

  2. 2
    Past one's prime; worn; faded.

    "The coaching stock is in general in a very passé condition, but the ex-royal saloon, though needing a coat of paint outside, as another photograph shows, is spotless inside."

Noun
  1. 1
    An attack that passes the target without hitting.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French passé (“passed”, past participle of passer (“to pass”)).

Etymology 2

From French passé (“passed”, past participle of passer (“to pass”)).

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