<adj.all> a catchy question a tricky recipe to follow
likely to attract attention
<adj.all> a catchy title for a movie
Catchy \Catch"y\, a. 1. Apt or tending to catch the fancy or attention; catching; taking; as, catchy music. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. Tending to catch or insnare; entangling; -- usually used fig.; as, a catchy question. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. Consisting of, or occuring in, disconnected parts or snatches; changeable; as, a catchy wind. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
It [the fox's scent] is . . . flighty or catchy, if variable. --Encyc. of Sport. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
They have catchy tunes and not bad lyrics.
Dr. Koop promised it would be "a very catchy campaign."
"This speech and the next one are not designed to be catchy," he said. "We're in an unusual phase of history right now," and the administration is trying to look ahead to end of the century and develop new policies.
Commercials with catchy jingles appear regularly on Israeli television urging viewers to "come enjoy the quality of life" in the occupied Gaza Strip, where 2,500 Jews live in 15 settlements that are surrounded by more than 650,000 Palestinians.
Other manufacturers include Aristoplay, Family Games and Ravensburg, a German-based group. The names of the games are certainly catchy - Colourful Kingdom, Feeding Frenzy, and Bottles & Bins to name a few.
Although she has yet to send a single tape abroad, and is extremely vague about her Western contacts, she already has a catchy corporate name: the "Moscow Matchmaker." "What do you think?" she asks.
Members of Congress fervently hope the RTC (no catchy pronunciation) won't conduct a FIRREA sale, ruining property values in their district.
The simple, catchy, innocuous little tunes of Scarlatti and Caccini, Cesti and Caldara could be on countless pairs of lips as Cecilia Bartoli's popularity grows ever wider. Anybody who frequents vocal recitals knows these songs.
They liked his catchy tunes, his moussed hair, his tight pants and his Don Johnson stubble, but they made sure to send field staff to check out his concerts last spring.
Eric Levin hoped a catchy name for his record store would bring in business, but he got more attention than he wanted after opening Secret Service music & more.
"When I got here, I said we should be using that song because it's still so catchy," says Mr. Miller.
But other terms "don't have the same catchy sound as poison pill," Mr. Lipton concedes.
Other highlights include the rocking "Just Another Day," a guitar tour de force; the catchy call of distress "Private Life," a hit in 1982; and "Only Makes Me Laugh," which shows off the band's great singing.
Our thinking is clouded by popular catchy slogans such as "Big Mac vs.
While catchy songs and visual images may get attention, some marketers think banks would do better to back up their talk about service with guarantees.
Instead of the thrash/punk or Southern boogie you might expect, the group plays concise, catchy pop, often with a pleasantly retro feel.
Microsoft and other software companies' physical products are but a few dollars' worth of magnetic tape or disks, a manual and a catchy package.
OK, so you're not attracted by the catchy title.
What their book lacks, however, is a slick cover, a catchy title, and self-serving quotations from politicians and representatives of special interests.
And Smith, in great voice throughout, is generous with catchy melodies.
What is the exchange between the writer and the reader, between the book and the writer?" C.W. McCall, who gave up singing 12 years ago after selling 7 million copies of the catchy "Convoy," is on record again.
They are infectious and catchy here, tightly played and fully produced.