https://youtu.be/Igc7dP8cW-0?t=59
At 0:59 into the video, Deadpool says this:
I mean, luck? What coked out, glass pipe-sucking freakshow comic book artist came up with that little chestnut? Probably a guy who can't draw feet!
This is what most quotes say.
Is chestnut correct here? Because I hear something after that.
Yes, in this context chestnut means a joke, story or subject that has become tedious through constant repetition.
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Yes, in this context chestnut means a joke, story or subject that has become tedious through constant repetition.