catch phrase
or catch·phrase
noun
a phrase that attracts or is meant to attract attention.
a phrase, as a slogan, that comes to be widely and repeatedly used, often with little of the original meaning remaining.
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catch phrase
noun
a well-known frequently used phrase, esp one associated with a particular group, etc
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catchphrase
also catch-phrase, 1837, from catch (v.) + phrase (n.). The notion is of words that will "catch" in the mind (cf. catchword).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper