catchword

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a word or phrase that is used repeatedly and conveniently to represent or characterize a person, group, idea, or point of view a catchword that appeared in every campaign ad

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Recent Examples of catchword What begins as a low-energy list of jokes poking fun at Deborah’s bad parenting, each ending with a recurring line in which DJ calls her mom the C-word, morphs into a star-making performance for the amateur stand-up comic — with her crass refrain becoming a crowd-pleasing catchword. Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2024 And there will be more games like that this season, until consistency and cohesion become reality and not just catchwords. Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2023 Reliability has become the catchword for Texas’ electric industry since February 2021. Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2022 Said to be a mashup of the words snowy and neckdown, the catchphrase or catchword was reportedly popularized via Twitter in 2014. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022 Narcissism has become a catchword to describe pretty much anyone who's vain, self-obsessed, and craves the spotlight. Health.com, 20 Apr. 2021 Fueled by international competition and the reality of robust economic expansion in many nations, growth had quickly become the catchword of the day in economics departments and government bureaucracies. Christopher F. Jones, The New Republic, 1 Oct. 2019 Now, in the era of Deng Xiaoping with reform the catchword, politics seemed muddled and mixed up in a new way, and Li was acquiring a name as a conservative. The Economist, 25 July 2019 Indeed, this may be a tough suit to win for Hall and Butler, as the Copyright Act does not protect short phrases including catchwords, catchphrases, mottoes, slogans or short advertising expressions. Peter Helman, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2017
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Noun
  • Hundreds of Kenyans were already on the streets early in the morning, chanting anti-government slogans as police hurled tear gas canisters at some of the crowds.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
  • Trump hints at potential for 'regime change' in Iran with new slogan MAJOR HEADLINES SUNDAY ATTACK – Church security guard kills armed suspect who opened fire on congregation.
    , FOXNews.com, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • That is essentially the motto for St. Laurence’s entire lineup.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
  • In other words, Essence Festival 2025 is around the corner, prompting the motto of wearing less and going out more.
    Tatayana Yomary, Essence, 12 June 2025

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“Catchword.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catchword. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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