catchy

English

Etymology

catch +‎ -y

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkætʃi/, /ˈkɛtʃi/
  • Rhymes: -ætʃi

Adjective

catchy (comparative catchier, superlative catchiest)

  1. Instantly appealing and memorable (of a tune or phrase).
    • 2012 June 3, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Mr. Plow” (season 4, episode 9; originally aired 11/19/1992)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎:
      The best of friends become the worst of enemies when Barney makes a hilarious attack ad where he viciously pummels a cardboard cut-out of Homer before special guest star Linda Ronstadt joins the fun to both continue the attack on the helpless Homer stand-in and croon a slanderously accurate, insanely catchy jingle about how “Mr. Plow is a loser/And I think he is a boozer.”
  2. (dated, chiefly figuratively) Tending to catch or ensnare; entangling.
    a catchy question
  3. (dated) Consisting of, or occurring in, disconnected parts or snatches; changeable.
    a catchy wind
    • Encyc. of Sport
      It [the fox's scent] is […] flighty or catchy, if variable.

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