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catchphrase

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A repeated expression, often originating in popular culture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A signature phrase of a particular person or group.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a phrase that has become a catchword

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: catch phrase

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: phrase, motto, slogan, catchword, shibboleth

History

Etymology

From catch + phrase, from the notion that the phrase will catch in the mind of the user.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: شِعار (šiʕār) — a repeated expression
  • Catalan: frase ganxo — a repeated expression
  • Chinese Mandarin: 口號 /口号 (kǒuhào) — a repeated expression
  • Czech: hláška — a repeated expression
  • Dutch: catchphrase — a repeated expression
  • Estonian: lööklause — a repeated expression
  • Finnish: iskulause — a repeated expression
  • French: phrase fétiche — a repeated expression
  • French: réplique culte — a repeated expression
  • German: geflügelte Worte — a repeated expression
  • German: Ausspruch — a repeated expression
  • Hindi: सूत्रवाक्य (sūtravākya) — a repeated expression
  • Hindi: तकिया कलाम (takiyā kalām) — a repeated expression
  • Japanese: キャッチフレーズ (kyatchifurēzu) — a repeated expression
  • Korean: 캐치프레이즈 (kaechipeureijeu) — a repeated expression
  • Māori: kīanga teremau — a repeated expression
  • Polish: powiedzonko — a repeated expression
  • Polish: slogan — a repeated expression
  • Portuguese: bordão — a repeated expression
  • Russian: бро́ская фра́за (bróskaja fráza) — a repeated expression
  • Russian: крыла́тая фра́за (krylátaja fráza) — a repeated expression
  • Russian: популя́рное выраже́ние (populjárnoje vyražénije) — a repeated expression
  • Spanish: latiguillo — a repeated expression
Real reading context

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