Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A phrase in wide or popular use, especially one serving as a slogan for a group or movement.
Wiktionary
- n. A group of words, often originating in popular culture, that is spontaneously popularized after widespread repeated use
- n. A signature phrase of a particular person or group.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a phrase that has become a catchword
Examples
“Fully embodying everything about March Madness the catch phrase used to describe the rash amount of upsets in college basketball’s ultimate tournament, by now the world shared in their momentum.”
“One of our direct-mail consultants, Larry Grisolano, came up with a catch phrase for the Gore-Bradley contrast: When health care, gun safety, Social Security, and education were at risk in the Gingrich Congress, the right thing to do was “stay and fight.””
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