hackneydom
(ˈhæknɪdəm)
[f. hackneyed ppl. a. 2 + -dom. Cf. hackney v. 7.]
A state of commonplaceness.
| 1897 G. B. Shaw Our Theatres in Nineties (1932) III. 235 The latest attempt to escape from hackneydom and cockneydom is the Chinatown play. 1959 Times 30 Nov. 14/3 Again this was a performance that shook the dust of hackneydom from the symphony. |