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catchy

[kach-ee] / ˈkætʃ i /
ADJECTIVE
captivating, easily remembered
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Xiang has catchy names for what is causing this.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

There are catchy songs, and then there are melodic arrangements that capture a feeling.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Take a bite out of history: In Part 2 of its series on McGruff the Crime Dog, Slate’s Decoder Ring podcast asks the question: Did a trench-coat-wearing dog’s catchy anti-drug anthems actually work?

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026

For rock fans, “Boston” had it all—dramatic guitar solos, powerful lead vocals, a jabbing bass line, thrashing drums and catchy songs with a smart blend of pop and metal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

“Nothing against Brie. She has a very catchy song about caterpillars.”

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

As a pop star it is: Pop has always breached stylistic boundaries, constantly exploiting subcultures to annex whatever might make a song catchier.

From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2024

The team behind the charismatic coach has steadily been filing for trademarks on some of his catchier phrases, such as “We keep receipts.”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2023

I Wrote A Song is a frank and funny revenge track, bitter as a bag of lemons and catchier than the common cold.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2023

A general manager encouraged him to adopt the last name Laboe because it sounded catchier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2022

It isn’t better than the Haydn; it is just catchier.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

It’s by far the catchiest song on a collection unconcerned with easy tunefulness, and is an ideal entry point for the album.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

A dirty little truth about “feel-good” hits, down to the catchiest ditty, is that they’re rarely a band or an artist’s best work.

From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026

As people across the globe participate in various dance trends and create memes, the duo successfully crafted one of the catchiest and most danceable earworms of the year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024

Yes, “ Dancing on My Own,” a 2016 dance remix performed by a British reality show contestant improbably became the catchiest song of last season’s run to the World Series.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2023

The spirit is that of the scherzo, and the main theme is the catchiest imaginable, the rhythm curious and irresistible, and the entire mood saturnalian.

From Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions by Rupert Hughes


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