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passé, passe; posse
passé, passe (pah SAY) (adjective)
1. Concerning something which is no longer current or in fashion; out-of-date: That style of music is now considered passé or passe.
2. Regarding an item which is past its prime, faded, or aged: The clothes Ben wears these days are passé.
posse (PAH si) (noun)
Historically, a group of people who were gathered together by a sheriff to help search for a criminal: The sheriff and his posse rode out to look for the bank robbers.

The concept of a sheriff and an armed posse maintaining law-and-order is now considered passé and is no longer a popular TV theme.

Word Entries at Get Words: “passe
passé, passe (adjective); more passé, more passe; most passé, most passe
1. Pertaining to being no longer current or in fashion: The kind of musical presentations that were played years ago are now considered to be passé renditions now.
2. Etymology: from the French verb passer, "to pass"; so, it literally means "passed".
Out-of-date or past its interest.
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