stock phrase

noun

A phrase frequently or habitually used by a person or group, and thus associated with them.

“Bart Simpson's stock phrase "I didn't do it" was once lampooned on the show itself.”

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Meanings

nounstock phrase (plural stock phrases)

plural stock phrases

  1. idiomaticA phrase frequently or habitually used by a person or group, and thus associated with them.

    Bart Simpson's stock phrase "I didn't do it" was once lampooned on the show itself.

  2. A cliché.
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APA

stock phrase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stock%20phrase

MLA

“stock phrase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stock%20phrase. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stock phrase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stock%20phrase.

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