catchy

adjective

ˈka-chē 

ˈke-chē

catchier; catchiest

1

a

: tending to catch the interest or attention

a catchy title

b

: easily retained in the memory

a catchy melody

2

: fitful, irregular

catchy breathing

3

: tricky

a catchy question

catchiness noun

the song's catchiness

Synonyms

• arresting
• bodacious
• bold
• brilliant
• commanding
• conspicuous
• dramatic
• emphatic
• eye-catching
• flamboyant
• grabby
• kenspeckle [chiefly Scottish]
• marked
• noisy
• noticeable
• prominent
• pronounced
• remarkable
• showy
• splashy
• striking

Examples of catchy in a Sentence

I can't think of a catchy name for my blog.

The new slogan isn't as catchy as the old one.

Recent Examples on the Web

The boy band — comprised of Mark Barry, Christian Burns and Stephen McNally — star in a new catchy music video for Bumble Bee, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal. —Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024

The group’s synth-rock sound, mixed with Brandon Flowers’ New Wave vocal delivery, helped make the track about jealousy and deception and calling a cab one of the most irresistibly catchy classics in pop history. —Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

catchy

adjective

ˈkach-ē 

ˈkech-ē

catchier; catchiest

1

: likely to attract attention

2

: easily remembered

catchy lyrics

3

: tricky sense 2

a catchy question