CATCH PHRASE


Meaning of CATCH PHRASE in English

1. a phrase that attracts or is meant to attract attention.

2. a phrase, as a slogan, that comes to be widely and repeatedly used, often with little of the original meaning remaining.

Also, catchphrase .

[ 1840-50; CATCH(WORD) + PHRASE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .