What it means
You drop old news when someone serves up information that's been doing laps round the room already. It's a dry little brush-off for gossip, updates, or so-called revelations that landed ages ago and lost their sparkle on arrival. It usually comes with a smirk, because you're not just saying everybody knows, you're saying you're late to the party, mate.
Usage examples
"He came in buzzing about the merger like it was a scoop, but that is old news, it was in the papers on Monday."
"Stop acting like you discovered it, that band's been huge for years, it's old news."
"By the time the memo went round, the layoffs were old news, everyone had already heard in the canteen."
"You're telling me they split up now? That's old news, TikTok was feasting on that last week."
"Mate, the boss announcing the new rota like it's breaking news was pure comedy, that was old news by Tuesday."
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