rehash
/'ri:'hæʃ/
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Definition
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.
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
- old material that is slightly reworked and used again
- merely a dull rehash of his first novel
Verb
- go back over
- retrograde arguments
- present or use over, with no or few changes