catchy

[kach-ee]

adjective

catchier, catchiest 

1. pleasing and easily remembered.

   a catchy tune.

2. likely to attract interest or attention.

   a catchy title for a movie.

3. tricky; deceptive.

   a catchy question.

4. occurring in snatches; fitful.

   a catchy wind.

catchy

/ ˈkætʃɪ /

adjective

1. (of a tune, etc) pleasant and easily remembered or imitated

2. tricky or deceptive

   a catchy question

3. irregular

   a catchy breeze

Other Word Forms

• catchiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of catchy¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; catch + -y ¹

Example Sentences

"House Tour is sensational, a chugging slice of 80s power-pop so instantly catchy that you're able to forgive it holding some of the album's biggest lyrical clunkers," citing some of her more suggestive lyrics.

From BBC

But the biggest attraction for many has been the movie's catchy K-pop songs.

From BBC

An elegiac hymn to the dead end of hometown life, the song captures Currie’s ability to wrap melancholy lyrics in a catchy melody.

From Los Angeles Times

“The songs are really catchy,” said Hollingsworth, 41, a speech language pathologist who lives in Littleton, Colo. “Also the characters’ vulnerability being their strength — that strong friendship — it’s a very powerful message.”

From Los Angeles Times

South Korea's Supreme Court has rejected a US composer's allegation that the producers of the inescapably catchy children's song Baby Shark plagiarised his work, ending a six-year-long legal battle.

From BBC

Related Words

• haunting 
• memorable