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catchy

[kach-ee] / ˈkætʃ i /
ADJECTIVE
captivating, easily remembered
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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

For rock fans, “Boston” had it all—dramatic guitar solos, powerful lead vocals, a jabbing bass line, thrashing drums and catchy songs with a smart blend of pop and metal.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Infantino's private-investment plan did not have a catchy title, and lasted two days longer than the ESL.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

The reggaeton music coming from the pisa y corre is both incredibly irritating and unbelievably catchy and motivating as I run.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya

Hormel needed a catchier name to break through.

From Seattle Times Aug. 14, 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

The fund is formally called Engine No. 1 Transform 500 ETF, but it has a catchier ticker symbol: VOTE.

From New York Times Oct. 15, 2021

It isn’t better than the Haydn; it is just catchier.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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

In time, the Shermans would conjure many of the catchiest and most beloved movie songs of the 20th century.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 14, 2025

Beyond being one of the catchiest songs of the summer, “Johnny Dang” establishes That Mexican OT’s Third Coast rap bona fides.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 6, 2023

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

Possibly the catchiest of these, a really cute little thing, was achieved by jazzing up the Funeral March.

From And All the Earth a Grave by C. C. MacApp




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