What is "catchy" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does catchy mean in English? Meaning of catchy definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "catchy" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "catchy": having concealed difficulty

Adjective

  • Meaning: having concealed difficulty
  • Example: a catchy question a tricky recipe to follow
  • Synonyms: catchy tricky
  • Similar: difficult hard
  • Meaning of "catchy": likely to attract attention

    Adjective

  • Meaning: likely to attract attention
  • Example: a catchy title for a movie
  • Synonyms: attention-getting catchy
  • Similar: appealing
  • Adjective: Instantly appealing and memorable (of a tune or phrase). 2012 June 3, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Mr. Plow” (season 4, episode 9; originally aired 11/19/1992)”: The best of friends become the worst of enemies when Barney makes a hilarious attack ad where he viciously pummels a cardboard cut-out of Homer before special guest star Linda Ronstadt joins the fun to both continue the attack on the helpless Homer stand-in and croon a slanderously accurate, insanely catchy jingle about how “Mr. Plow is a loser/And I think he is a boozer.”2012 June 3, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Mr. Plow” (season 4, episode 9; originally aired 11/19/1992)”: The best of friends become the worst of enemies when Barney makes a hilarious attack ad where he viciously pummels a cardboard cut-out of Homer before special guest star Linda Ronstadt joins the fun to both continue the attack on the helpless Homer stand-in and croon a slanderously accurate, insanely catchy jingle about how “Mr. Plow is a loser/And I think he is a boozer.”(dated, chiefly figuratively) Tending to catch or ensnare; entangling. a catchy question(dated) Consisting of, or occurring in, disconnected parts or snatches; changeable. a catchy wind Encyc. of Sport It [the fox's scent] is […] flighty or catchy, if variable.Encyc. of Sport It [the fox's scent] is […] flighty or catchy, if variable.
  • Synonyms:

    haunting, memorable, fetching, popular, having a good hook,

    Antonyms:

    boring, dull, ignorable,

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    catchy in English: catchy
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