catchpenny

catch·pen·ny

adj \ˈkach-ˌpe-nē, ˈkech-\

Definition of CATCHPENNY

: using sensationalism or cheapness for appeal <a catchpenny newspaper>

Examples of CATCHPENNY

1. <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

Related Words: catchy; colorful, juicy, racy, suggestive; dramatic, histrionic, melodramatic, theatrical (also theatric); coarse, vulgar; gory, shocking

Near Antonyms: innocuous, inoffensive, tame; dignified, formal, proper, restrained

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Rhymes with CATCHPENNY

halfpenny, Kilkenny, pinchpenny, sixpenny, so many, tenpenny, threepenny, truepenny, twopenny