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catch phrase

or ٳp

noun

  1. a phrase that attracts or is meant to attract attention.
  2. a phrase, as a slogan, that comes to be widely and repeatedly used, often with little of the original meaning remaining.


catch phrase

noun

  1. a well-known frequently used phrase, esp one associated with a particular group, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of catch phrase1

First recorded in 1840–50; catch(word) + phrase

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