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catchyeasily remembered, especially because of being particularly appealing or memorable

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: easily remembered, especially because of being particularly appealing or memorable

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkætʃi/

Example Sentences

  • The commercial's catchy jingle got stuck in my head all day.
  • She came up with a catchy name for her new coffee shop: 'Bean There, Done That'.
  • The politician's catchy campaign slogan helped him win the election.

catchy

ADJECTIVE

[/ˈkætʃi/]

easily remembered, especially because of being particularly appealing or memorable

a young musician strums an acoustic guitar while singing into a microphone with passionate expression. Her melody flows through the air as musical notes seem to dance around her performance. The catchy tune immediately grabs everyone's attention as people stop their conversations to listen. Audience members begin nodding their heads to the rhythm and start humming along after hearing it just once. Children and adults alike smile widely and tap their feet, clearly enchanted by the memorable melody. Some people pull out their phones to record because the song is so instantly appealing.  music that is easily remembered because of being particularly appealing and memorable
💡 Concept

a young musician strums an acoustic guitar while singing into a microphone with passionate expression. Her melody flows through the air as musical notes seem to dance around her performance. The catchy tune immediately grabs everyone's attention as people stop their conversations to listen. Audience members begin nodding their heads to the rhythm and start humming along after hearing it just once. Children and adults alike smile widely and tap their feet, clearly enchanted by the memorable melody. Some people pull out their phones to record because the song is so instantly appealing. music that is easily remembered because of being particularly appealing and memorable

Even scratchy and patchy sounds become catchy melodies!
🎵 Rhyme

Even scratchy and patchy sounds become catchy melodies!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈkætʃi/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈkætʃi/

🌳Etymology

Rootcatch
Suffix--y

🎵Rhyme

patchymatchyscratchy
patchy
matchy
scratchy

🔗Collocations

catchy tune
catchy slogan
catchy phrase
catchy song
catchy jingle
catchy title

📝Examples

The commercial's catchy jingle got stuck in my head all day.

😄 Fun example

She came up with a catchy name for her new coffee shop: 'Bean There, Done That'.

The politician's catchy campaign slogan helped him win the election.

😄 Fun example

My mom's catchy dance moves at the wedding went viral on social media.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

memorableappealingattractiveinfectiousengaging

Antonyms

forgettableboringdull

Related

catchhookmelodytunejingle

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