catchphrase
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[edit] English
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[edit] Etymology
From catch + phrase. Of the notion that the phrase will catch in the mind of the user.
[edit] Noun
catchphrase (plural catchphrases)
- A group of words, often originating in popular culture, that is spontaneously popularized after widespread repeated use
- 2005, BBC News website, Disney's Tigger voice dies at 82 read at [[1]] on 14 May 2006 - Crediting his British wife with Tigger's "TTFN" catchphrase - "ta-ta for now".
[edit] Adjective
- A signature phrase of a particular person or group.
[edit] Synonyms
- signature phrase
- catchword
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[edit] Trivia
This is one of the few common words in English with six consonants in a row. Others include latchstring and watchstrap.
