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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

catch′ phrase′,

a phrase that attracts or is meant to attract attention.
a phrase, as a slogan, that comes to be widely and repeatedly used, often with little of the original meaning remaining.

Also, catch′phrase′.

catch(word) + phrase 1840–50

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