CATCH PHRASE

A 'catch phrase' (or ''catchphrase'') is a word, phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance. Also called a ''memetic phrase'', a catch phrase often originates in popular culture and the arts, and typically spreads through a variety of mass media (such as literature and publishing, motion pictures, television and radio), as well as word of mouth. Some catch phrases become the de facto "trademark" of the person or character with whom they originated.

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See also

★ List of political catch phrases

★ Meme

★ Snowclone

★ List of advertising slogans

References

★ Partridge, Eric (1894-1979) ed. Beale. ''A Dictionary of Catch Phrases, American and British, from the sixteenth century to the present day'' (enlarged trade paperback edition) Lanham, Maryland: Scarborough House, 1992 ISBN 0-8128-8536-8