catchy

[kach-ee] /ˈkætʃ i/

adjective, catchier, catchiest.

pleasing and easily remembered:

a catchy tune.

likely to attract interest or attention:

a catchy title for a movie.

tricky; deceptive:

a catchy question.

occurring in snatches; fitful:

a catchy wind.

Origin

1795-1805; catch + -y¹

Related forms

catchiness, noun

Examples from the web for catchy

Once, headlines were meant to be clever or catchy or evocative.
That's where the catchy phrase in the ceremony comes from.
True, it's more of a social commentary than a scientific one, but it is catchy.
The music is heart-thumping and as catchy as any latest pop song.
Radio stations blare an impressive repertoire of catchy revolutionary tunes.
Late-comers have to buy their way in when looking for a catchy name for a new online venture.
And its obscenely catchy songs take up permanent residence in the back of your mind.
catchy as it is, the phrase has a certain dumbness built into it.
Too bad-jingle mail was such a catchy name for an economic concept.
In that one there's catchy music and you have four tendrils instead of two.

British Dictionary definitions for catchy

/ˈkætʃɪ/

adjective catchier, catchiest

(of a tune, etc) pleasant and easily remembered or imitated

tricky or deceptive: a catchy question

irregular: a catchy breeze

Derived Forms

catchiness, noun

Word Origin and History for catchy

adj.

1831, from catch (v.) + -y (2). Considered colloquial at first. Related: Catchiness.

Slang definitions & phrases for catchy

adjective

Seizing attention or admiration; attractive: You need a really catchy logo (1830s+)