catchy

catchy

English

Etymology

catch +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkætʃi/, /ˈkɛtʃi/
• Rhymes: -ætʃi

Adjective

catchy (comparative catchier, superlative catchiest)

1. 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)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎:

     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.”

2. (dated, chiefly figuratively) Tending to catch or ensnare; entangling.

   a catchy question

3. (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.

Translations

instantly appealing and memorable

Bulgarian: (please verify) лесно запомнящ се (lesno zapomnjašt se) Catalan: enganxós Czech: chytlavý f Dutch: aanstekelijk (nl), pakkend (nl) Finnish: tarttuva (fi), iskevä (fi) German: einprägsam (de), packend (de), eingängig (de) Greek: πιασάρικος (el) (piasárikos)

Hungarian: fülbemászó (hu) (tune) Italian: accattivante (it), orecchiabile (it) Japanese: キャッチーな (kyatchi na), 覚えやすい (oboe-yasui), 耳に残る (mimi ni nokoru) Norwegian: Bokmål: fengende Russian: привя́зчивый (ru) (privjázčivyj) Spanish: pegadizo (es), pegajoso (es)