catchphrase
A repeated expression, often originating in popular cultureA repeated expression, often originating in popular culture.
» You don't even have a catchphrase.
Meaning
2 sensesA repeated expression, often originating in popular culture.
geflügelte Worte, Ausspruch
бро́ская фра́заbróskaja fráza, крыла́тая фра́заkrylátaja fráza, популя́рное выраже́ниеpopuljárnoje vyražénije
A signature phrase of a particular person or group.
- a phrase that has become a catchword
Examples
5 sentencesYou don't even have a catchphrase.
That was his catchphrase.
ruЭто была его коронная фраза. — odexed
deDas war sein Schlagwort. — kitab
Don't steal my catchphrase.
That's his troll catchphrase.
ruЭто его излюбленная тролльская фразочка. — Ooneykcall
deDas ist sein Trollsprüchlein. — Waldelfe
That's his catchphrase.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From catch + phrase, from the notion that the phrase will catch in the mind of the user.From catch + phrase, from the notion that the phrase will catch in the mind of the user.
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Forms
plural: catchphrasesSynonyms
3 synonyms- a phrase that has become a catchword:catch phrase