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I was watching a "Learn German" video and heard this line:

...das ist doch Schnee von gestern!

I think I understand it, but would like to make sure. I understand that literally means "Snow from yesterday." Does this mean "Old News" or "passe"?

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-1 for lack of research ... letmegooglethatforyou.de/?q=schnee+von+gestern+english – nem75 Jun 18 '12 at 18:43
+1, Today I learned. – Gigili Jun 18 '12 at 21:02
@nem75: I see your point, but please have a look at Ban lmgtfy (let me google that for you) links. – Hendrik Vogt Jun 19 '12 at 9:03
@HendrikVogt I'm 100% with Eric's comment on this issue. – Hackworth Jun 20 '12 at 9:22
@Hackworth: I agree with most of what Eric writes. But a simple link to Google instead of lmgtfy would suffice in my opinion. – Hendrik Vogt Jun 20 '12 at 9:55

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It does mean exactly what you suspect, old news.

It has a humorous, yet somewhat defensive connotation, like when someone calls you out on something unfavorable and you are trying to downplay the significance of the claim, without questioning its accuracy.

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Thank you for the confirmation. – TecBrat Jun 18 '12 at 19:35

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