a lick
A lick in jazz is a phrase that’s been played so much it’s turned into a joke. It’s like when your teacher says something stupid and you all just roll your eyes.
The sax player played a lick and the whole band laughed. It was the same one from last year.
That lick was so overused, even the drummer rolled his eyes.
I heard that lick at least 10 times in one song. It was like a broken record.