What does catchy mean?

Definitions for catchy
ˈkætʃ icatchy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. catchy, trickyadjective

    having concealed difficulty

    "a catchy question"; "a tricky recipe to follow"

  2. attention-getting, catchyadjective

    likely to attract attention

    "a catchy title for a movie"

Wiktionary

  1. catchyadjective

    Instantly appealing and memorable (of a tune or phrase).

Wikipedia

  1. catchy

    Catchiness is how easy it is for a song, tune, or phrase to be recalled. It is often taken into account when writing songs, catchphrases, advertising slogans, jingles etc. Alternatively, it can be defined as how difficult it is for one to forget it. Songs that embody high levels of remembrance or catchiness are literally known as "catchy songs" or "earworms". While it is hard to scientifically explain what makes a song catchy, there are many documented techniques that recur throughout catchy music, such as repetition, hooks and alliteration. Selling Sounds: The Commercial Revolution in American Music says that "although there was no definition for what made a song catchy, all the songwriting guides agreed that simplicity and familiarity were vital".The physical symptoms of listening to a catchy song include "running [it] over in our heads or tapping a foot". According to Todd Tremlin, catchy music "spread[s] because [it] resonates similarly from one mind to the next".

ChatGPT

  1. catchy

    Catchy refers to something that is memorable, attention-grabbing, or easily stuck in the mind. It typically describes a piece of music, advertising slogan, phrase, or jingle that is appealing and has the ability to capture the listener's or viewer's attention. Catchy elements often include a combination of captivating melodies, clever wordplay, and repetitive structures that make them both memorable and infectious.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of catchy in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of catchy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of catchy in a Sentence

  1. Ross Born:

    The candy business was kind of catchy … it was interesting to him, he enjoyed the science, the technology, the processing, he was very much into the equipment.

  2. Vivienne Rudd:

    They are very quick to use catchy new ingredients, thick textures and they're very careful with their pricing.

  3. Saman Movassaghi Gonzalez:

    It’s entertaining and catchy, so it works in getting people’s attention in a short period of time.

  4. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

    A name with a catchy story attached makes you less of a business, and more of a character in a story.

  5. Richard Lloyd:

    MileHi is a very good name; it's very catchy, obviously it's got a connotation, but the idea of the app was really around business or networking, not dating.

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