shop-soiled
adjective /ˈʃɒp sɔɪld/
/ˈʃɑːp sɔɪld/
(British English) (North American English shopworn)
- (of goods) dirty or not in perfect condition because they have been in a shop for a long time
- a sale of shop-soiled goods at half price
- (figurative) a shopworn argument (= no longer new or useful)