catchy

[ kach-ee ]

adjective

, catch·i·er, catch·i·est.

1. pleasing and easily remembered:

   a catchy tune.

2. likely to attract interest or attention:

   a catchy title for a movie.

3. tricky; deceptive:

   a catchy question.

4. occurring in snatches; fitful:

   a catchy wind.

catchy

/ ˈkætʃɪ /

adjective

1. (of a tune, etc) pleasant and easily remembered or imitated
2. tricky or deceptive

   a catchy question

3. irregular

   a catchy breeze

Derived Forms

• ˈcatchiness, noun

Other Words From

• catchi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of catchy¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; catch + -y ¹

Example Sentences

It’s ideal to use catchy phrases such as “holiday season” or “holiday sale” as they will increase your open rates.

From Search Engine Watch

In between a catchy refrain of “Diwali with Mi,” the two trade zingers about who’s the better rapper.

From Fortune

Her brash style feels new but is catchy enough to make it on pop radio.

From Fortune

Like many of her fellow TikTok stars, she built her following of more than 5 million by lip-syncing to catchy hip-hop songs and joking around with friends.

From Vox

It’s a hard concept to reduce to a catchy tagline, but it’s an engaging gender-bending boundary-busting movie.

From Washington Blade

But damn, the music is catchy—a neo-soul aural assault of horns, electro swirls, yelps, funky basslines, and harmonized vocals.

From The Daily Beast

But not all of us can put our feelings into a catchy and soulful song.

From The Daily Beast

What an alternately messed up, irresistibly catchy, reprehensible, utterly charming holiday classic.

From The Daily Beast

It effortlessly combined a catchy tune, an emotional arc and a surprisingly easy way to remember multiples of three.

From The Daily Beast

Hear those rap interludes, ultra-catchy choruses, and dance breaks?

From The Daily Beast

The meeting opened with the singing of a popular hymn which carried a refrain catchy enough but running to doggerel.

From Project Gutenberg

You dont get a very large repertoire here, but what they do give you is sort of catchy.

From Project Gutenberg

The infidel review is crisp in style, its arguments catchy, and the brilliancy of its diction captivates.

From Project Gutenberg

The tunes were very catchy and bright, and everybody seemed constantly to be humming them, in season or out of season.

From Project Gutenberg

The flapper drew a long and rather catchy breath, then she adjusted a strand of hair misplaced by his violence.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• haunting
• memorable