catchword

Examples

• All

• Collaboration is the newest catchword in the 1990s to circulate among educators.

  Academic text (1994)

• In recent campaigns, "sustainability" has become the catchword that many organizations rally around.

• If "change" is this presidential campaign's catchword, then let me ask:

  Blog text (26)

• Accountability is the catchword of the continuing movement of education reform.

  Academic text (2005)

• Food security is the catchword of the GMO industry.

  Blog text (14)

• Customizing is the new catchword for satisfying the New World market.

  Academic text (2000)

• The term mainstreaming is no longer an educational catchword.

  Academic text (1991)

• "Relevance was the catchword of the day, and Latin wasn't relevant."

  Academic text (1994)

• Light and natural flavors are new catchwords in food service, and reducing fat and sodium is a major focus in culinary schools.

  Blog text (21)

• Few catchwords have done so much harm as the ideal of a "stabilization" of particular prices or wages, which, while securing the income of some, makes the position of the rest more and more precarious.

  Blog text (25)

Synonyms

S

slogan

vscatchword

202 2.5

A short memorable phrase a group uses to express its main idea

is a phrase favored by a particular group to identify them

M

motto

vscatchword

153 3.0

A short phrase that shows a person or group's main belief

is a favored group phrase used socially, not formally stating ideals

C

cry

vscatchword

110 4.9

A short phrase used to show strong support for a cause

is an identifying favorite of a group rather than solely a campaign call

C

catchphrase

vscatchword

38 3.9

A short phrase many people know and repeat

is a favored or characteristic phrase identifying a specific group

T

tagline

vscatchword

21 3.7

A short memorable phrase that describes a person, company, or product

is a group characteristic phrase rather than a commercial identifier

R

rallying cry

vscatchword

12 5.6

A short word or phrase that encourages people to unite and act for a cause

is a characteristic phrase people prefer, not only a call to act

W

watchword

vscatchword

5 7.0

A short phrase that guides a group or cause

is mainly a characteristic label preferred within a specific group

S

shibboleth

vscatchword

3 9.9

A word or custom that shows someone belongs to a certain group

is a favored group term rather than a test of belonging

C

catchy slogan

vscatchword

3 2.5

A short phrase that is easy to remember and gets people's attention, often used in ads

is a characteristic group expression rather than mainly promotional

C

catchline

vscatchword

1 4.7

Short memorable phrase used in ads to attract attention

is a group favored label not limited to advertising use

B

byword

vscatchword

1 7.6

A short saying that is easy to remember and expresses a general truth

is a preferred group label rather than a widely accepted moral saying

C

codeword

vscatchword

1 5.5

A word used as a slogan to represent an idea or policy

is an openly favored group phrase rather than a hidden identifier

How Popular

buzzword

27 5.6

slogan

202 2.5

catchword

1 7.6

term

∞ 4.1

jargon

43 7.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology