catchpenny
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adjective \ˈkach-ˌpe-nē, ˈkech-\Definition of CATCHPENNY
: using sensationalism or cheapness for appeal <a catchpenny newspaper>
Examples of CATCHPENNY
- <the novel's catchpenny title belies its serious literary ambitions>
First Known Use of CATCHPENNY
1748
Related to CATCHPENNY
- Synonyms
- sensational, gee-whiz, lurid, screaming, sensationalist, sensationalistic
- Antonyms
- nonsensational
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