"having the quality of 'catching' in the mind," 1831, from catch (v.) + -y (2). Considered colloquial at first. Related: Catchiness.
a catchy question
a catchy title for a movie
catchphrase
catchpoll
catch-up
catchup
catchword
catchy
catdom
catechectic
catechesis
catechise
catechism
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