catchpenny

[ kach-pen-ee ]

/ ˈkætʃˌpɛn i /

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adjective

made to sell readily at a low price, regardless of value or use.

noun, plural catch·pen·nies.

something that is catchpenny.

Origin of catchpenny

1750–60; from phrase catch (a) penny

Words nearby catchpenny

catch off guard, catch on, catch one's breath, catch one's death (of cold), catch out, catchpenny, catch phrase, catch pit, catch points, catchpole, catch red-handed

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Example sentences from the Web for catchpenny

Fortunate, indeed, is the famous man who escapes the catchpenny biographer.
Old Familiar Faces|Theodore Watts-Dunton
Wrote a tale of "'76," which with others will make a catchpenny book.
Louisa May Alcott|Louisa May Alcott
It was Marr, though, who had seized upon it when it merely was a catchpenny carnival device and made of it a real money earner.
Sundry Accounts|Irvin S. Cobb
Their popularity is not of the catchpenny sort; thoughtful people read them, as well as the great drove of the undiscriminating.
Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 6|Various

And what catchpenny ballad writer could not write a parody on them as you have done?
The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, Volumes One and Two|Harriette Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for catchpenny

catchpenny

/ (ˈkætʃˌpɛnɪ) /

adjective

(prenominal) designed to have instant appeal, esp in order to sell quickly and easily without regard for qualitycatchpenny ornaments

noun plural -nies

an item or commodity that is cheap and showy

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单词	catchpenny
释义	catchpenny [ kach-pen-ee ] / ˈkætʃˌpɛn i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR catchpenny ON THESAURUS.COM adjective made to sell readily at a low price, regardless of value or use. noun, plural catch·pen·nies. something that is catchpenny. Origin of catchpenny 1750–60; from phrase catch (a) penny Words nearby catchpenny catch off guard, catch on, catch one's breath, catch one's death (of cold), catch out, catchpenny, catch phrase, catch pit, catch points, catchpole, catch red-handed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for catchpenny Fortunate, indeed, is the famous man who escapes the catchpenny biographer. Old Familiar Faces\|Theodore Watts-Dunton Wrote a tale of "'76," which with others will make a catchpenny book. Louisa May Alcott\|Louisa May Alcott It was Marr, though, who had seized upon it when it merely was a catchpenny carnival device and made of it a real money earner. Sundry Accounts\|Irvin S. Cobb Their popularity is not of the catchpenny sort; thoughtful people read them, as well as the great drove of the undiscriminating. Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 6\|Various And what catchpenny ballad writer could not write a parody on them as you have done? The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, Volumes One and Two\|Harriette Wilson British Dictionary definitions for catchpenny catchpenny / (ˈkætʃˌpɛnɪ) / adjective (prenominal) designed to have instant appeal, esp in order to sell quickly and easily without regard for qualitycatchpenny ornaments noun plural -nies an item or commodity that is cheap and showy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to catchpenny poor, bad, garish, gaudy, ostentatious, jazzy, showy, snazzy, tacky, glittering, glittery, splashy, brilliant, flashy, gross, gay, pizzazz, chichi, crude, tinsel
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catchpenny

adjective

noun, plural catch·pen·nies.

Origin of catchpenny

Words nearby catchpenny

Example sentences from the Web for catchpenny

British Dictionary definitions for catchpenny

adjective

noun plural -nies

Words related to catchpenny