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catchy

[kach-ee] / ˈkætʃ i /
ADJECTIVE
captivating, easily remembered
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In 11 catchy tracks spanning only 36 minutes, prominent guitars play counterpoint melodies supported by bouncy basslines and drums that were, as Mr. Hyden puts it, “made to sound like a robot.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

I start with something that’s catchy and easily digestible, and then mix it with sounds that feel uncomfortable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 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

It’s a catchy idea that explains why figures like Peter Parker, Luke Skywalker and Harry Potter have a lasting hold on their fans in ways that other heroes don’t.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Some acronyms prove so catchy that they become words in their own right.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

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’d be nice to think of a catchier name,” Potter admits.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 26, 2022

After all, the catchier the song, the more difficult it will be for the haters to avoid Lil Nas X in all his glorious, kaleidoscopic humanity.

From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2021

It was one of Agatha Swanburne’s catchier sayings, and the children knew it by heart, since Penelope said it often enough.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

It’s one of the set’s catchiest songs, marred only by a corny spoken-word bit—hopefully, she’ll leave these talky bridges behind on her next collection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 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

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

It’s tuneful too, joining the likes of “We Are the Best!” and “Sing Street” on the list of the catchiest movies about teenage rockers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 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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