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Definition of Catchphrase
1. Noun. A phrase that has become a catchword.
Definition of Catchphrase
1. Noun. A group of words, often originating in popular culture, that is spontaneously popularized after widespread repeated use ¹
2. Adjective. A signature phrase of a particular person or group. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Catchphrase
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Catchphrase
Literary usage of Catchphrase
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. My Three Years in America by Johann Heinrich Bernstorff (1920)
"... seemed to stand on the level of the catchphrase which was going the round at
that time: ‘Wall Street now fears nothing except the outbreak of peace. ..."
2. Modern Advertising by Earnest Elmo Calkins, Ralph Holden (1905)
"An idea which is based upon making a name or catchphrase a household word will
never succeed unless the advertising appropriation is a large one. ..."
3. Workforce 2000: Work and Workers for the 21st Century by DIANE Publishing Company, William B. Johnstone, Arnold E. Packer (1993)
"Although worker retraining has become a catchphrase, and the federal government
and private industry now spend billions of dollars for retraining, ..."
4. Greek Thinkers: A History of Ancient Philosophy by Theodor Gomperz (1905)
"The “division of powers,” on the other hand, may be regarded as a catchphrase
expressing, not quite satisfactorily, either of two very different things—the ..."
5. Making Markets: Economic Transformation in Eastern Europe and the Post by Shafiqul Islam, Michael Mandelbaum (1993)
"First, the quality of the policy debate would improve if observers avoid the
catchphrase “shock therapy,” and say exactly what they mean. ..."
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