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catchpenny

[ kach-pen-ee ]

adjective

  1. made to sell readily at a low price, regardless of value or use.


noun

, plural catch·pen·nies.
  1. something that is catchpenny.

catchpenny

/ ˈkætʃˌpɛnɪ /

adjective

  1. prenominal designed to have instant appeal, esp in order to sell quickly and easily without regard for quality

    catchpenny ornaments

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. an item or commodity that is cheap and showy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of catchpenny1

1750–60; from phrase catch ( a ) penny
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Example Sentences

It was Marr, though, who had seized upon it when it merely was a catchpenny carnival device and made of it a real money earner.

It is the staple commodity of your newspaper-mongers, and the catchpenny song of the streets.

Fortunate, indeed, is the famous man who escapes the catchpenny biographer.

Their popularity is not of the catchpenny sort; thoughtful people read them, as well as the great drove of the undiscriminating.

There has been several catchpenny works on this subject lately issued.

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