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Definition of Catchpenny
1. Adjective. Designed to sell quickly without concern for quality. "Catchpenny ornaments"
Definition of Catchpenny
1. a. Made or contrived for getting small sums of money from the ignorant or unwary; as, a catchpenny book; a catchpenny show.
Definition of Catchpenny
1. Noun. A cheap item designed to attract purchasers of other goods ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Catchpenny
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Catchpenny
Literary usage of Catchpenny
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monthly Epitome by William Clarke (1797)
"This Mr. catchpenny Mr. Pi« '«? loading with honours, places, ... pounds annually :
but all this would not do for Mr. catchpenny. ..."
2. Biographia Dramatica: Or, A Companion to the Playhouse: Containing by David Erskine Baker, Isaac Reed, Stephen Jones (1812)
"A literary catchpenny by way of prelude to a dramatic afterpiece, ... This is a
third catchpenny produced by the success of Mr. Sheridan's piece. ..."
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