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catchy

[kach-ee] / ˈkætʃ i /
ADJECTIVE
captivating, easily remembered
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When looking at the stock market right now, the increasingly obvious question is to paraphrase that catchy 1940s tune: “Is you is, or is you ain’t, in a bubble?”

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Campaign slogans can be catchy, clumsy or clever.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The charity’s infamous tune was catchy enough to convince California resident Bruce Puterbaugh to donate a 2001 Volvo XC.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

But layer a catchy tune over all that artifice, and the music is the only thing many people will hear.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

On top of this accompanying oompah the rag pianists wove a catchy tune that pulled the rhythm around, a technique called syncopation.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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