Definitions
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- noun A group of
words , often originating inpopular culture , that isspontaneously popularized afterwidespread repeated use - noun A
signature phrase of a particular person or group.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a phrase that has become a catchword
Etymologies
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Examples
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Still, misappropriation of a catchphrase is misappropriation of a catchphrase, and three years later, I'm pleased to report that Hilton, who trademarked the phrase "That's hot!" in 2004 (yes, yes she did), has settled her half-million dollar lawsuit out of court, claiming that the company was "wilful, malicious and oppressive" and "invaded [her] right to privacy".
Up front: Eva Wiseman Eva Wiseman 2010
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June 9th, 2009 LONDON - Homer Simpson's classical abuse 'd'oh' has been voted as a favourite catchphrase from a children's TV programme in a brand brand brand new poll.
Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009
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Elisabeth Mason: There's a news station in New York whose catchphrase is "Give us 22 minutes and we'll give you the world."
Greatest Person Of The Day: Elisabeth Mason, CEO and Co-Founder of Single Stop The Huffington Post 2010
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Elisabeth Mason: There's a news station in New York whose catchphrase is "Give us 22 minutes and we'll give you the world."
Greatest Person Of The Day: Elisabeth Mason, CEO and Co-Founder of Single Stop The Huffington Post 2010
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June 9th, 2009 LONDON - Homer Simpson's classical abuse 'd'oh' has been voted as a favourite catchphrase from a children's TV programme in a brand brand brand new poll.
Undefeated Zenyatta entered in Classic, Ladies' Classic for ... admin 2009
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Elisabeth Mason: There's a news station in New York whose catchphrase is "Give us 22 minutes and we'll give you the world."
Greatest Person Of The Day: Elisabeth Mason, CEO and Co-Founder of Single Stop The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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First, the fictional mammal released his autobiography; now "simples!", his catchphrase from the comparethemarket. com advert, has made it into the Collins English Dictionary.
Simples! Aleksandr the Meerkat gives the dictionary his word Helen Pidd 2010
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Robert Kaplan notes that the current military catchphrase is boots on the ground.
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The nicest bad translation I read (if that isn't an oxymoron) was of a catchphrase from a UK TV gameshow, where the lugubrious host used to say to the losers, "Come and have a look at what you would have won."
Lost in Translation 2008
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And as #3 stated, if you think that that catchphrase is funny, then you obviously know nothing about comedy and that explains why you would like this garbage in the first place.
Check This Out: Badass Ping Pong Playa Poster « FirstShowing.net 2008
reesetee commented on the word catchphrase
Weirdnet!
August 20, 2008
fbharjo commented on the word catchphrase
six consecutive consonants (excluding y). There are only a few.
December 28, 2010