Definition

1. Noun:

   • Old material that is slightly reworked and used again: A "rehash" refers to something, such as an idea, story, or product, that is not new but is presented again with only minor changes.

2. Verb:

   • To present or use over, with no or few changes: The act of taking old material and presenting it again without significant innovation or improvement.
   • To go back over; to discuss or consider again: To revisit or re-examine a topic, often in a repetitive manner.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The sequel was just a boring rehash of the original movie's plot.
  • His latest speech was a rehash of the same arguments he made last year.

• Verb:

  • The author tends to rehash his old ideas in new books.
  • The committee will rehash the budget proposals at the next meeting.

Advanced Usage

• "to rehash old arguments": To bring up and repeat previous disagreements or debates.

  • Every time they meet, they just rehash old arguments instead of finding a solution.

• "a tired rehash": A phrase used to emphasize that something is an unoriginal and uninteresting repetition.

  • The article was a tired rehash of last week's news.

Variants and Related Words

• Rehashed (adj): Describing something that has been reused with minimal change.
  • The rehashed script failed to impress the critics.

Synonyms

• Noun: Repetition, reworking, regurgitation, retread.
• Verb: Repeat, recycle, rework, regurgitate, revisit.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Rehash over: To discuss something again in detail, often unnecessarily.
  • We don't need to rehash over the details; the decision is final.

Related Idioms

• "To serve up a rehash": To present something old as if it were new.
  • The new policy is just the government serving up a rehash of its failed initiatives.

Noun

1. old material that is slightly reworked and used again
   • merely a dull rehash of his first novel

Verb

1. go back over
   • retrograde arguments
2. present or use over, with no or few changes