broken record



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broken record

A person or thing that repeats itself over and over again. Likened to vinyl records that when severely scratched (i.e., "broken") can loop over the same recorded segment endlessly. I feel like a broken record having to tell you this each day, but please clean your room!
See also: broken, record

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lisbeth['lizbəθ]
Stamatios-Greek
Thaksin-Thai
U-Jinoo-jeenKorean
Catalinakah-tah-LEE-nahSpanish
CobyKO-beeEnglish