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Definition of "catch phrase" []

  • A phrase in wide or popular use, especially one serving as a slogan for a group or movement. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "catch phrase" in a sentence
  • "Fully embodying everything about March Madness the catch phrase used to describe the rash amount of upsets in college basketball’s ultimate tournament, by now the world shared in their momentum."
  • "One of our direct-mail consultants, Larry Grisolano, came up with a catch phrase for the Gore-Bradley contrast: When health care, gun safety, Social Security, and education were at risk in the Gingrich Congress, the right thing to do was “stay and fight.”"
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