catchy
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Xiang has catchy names for what is causing this.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
“Breezy,” one of just a handful of truly catchy tunes on the set, has an easy strut that channels the twinkle of the LP “Diamonds and Pearls.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Take a bite out of history: In Part 2 of its series on McGruff the Crime Dog, Slate’s Decoder Ring podcast asks the question: Did a trench-coat-wearing dog’s catchy anti-drug anthems actually work?
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
It’s a catchy idea that explains why figures like Peter Parker, Luke Skywalker and Harry Potter have a lasting hold on their fans in ways that other heroes don’t.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
The alleged controversy is as bogus as other catchy dichotomies such as nature versus nurture and America: Love It or Leave It.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
As a pop star it is: Pop has always breached stylistic boundaries, constantly exploiting subcultures to annex whatever might make a song catchier.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2024
I Wrote A Song is a frank and funny revenge track, bitter as a bag of lemons and catchier than the common cold.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2023
A general manager encouraged him to adopt the last name Laboe because it sounded catchier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2022
“It’d be nice to think of a catchier name,” Potter admits.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 26, 2022
It was one of Agatha Swanburne’s catchier sayings, and the children knew it by heart, since Penelope said it often enough.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
It’s by far the catchiest song on a collection unconcerned with easy tunefulness, and is an ideal entry point for the album.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
A dirty little truth about “feel-good” hits, down to the catchiest ditty, is that they’re rarely a band or an artist’s best work.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026
Yes, “ Dancing on My Own,” a 2016 dance remix performed by a British reality show contestant improbably became the catchiest song of last season’s run to the World Series.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2023
It’s tuneful too, joining the likes of “We Are the Best!” and “Sing Street” on the list of the catchiest movies about teenage rockers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
The spirit is that of the scherzo, and the main theme is the catchiest imaginable, the rhythm curious and irresistible, and the entire mood saturnalian.
