catchy

adjective

1. 1

   Instantly appealing and memorable.

   Eric wrote a catchy tune to play on his acoustic guitar while Alyssa plays the drums.

   This hook is so catchy that I can't stop listening to it!

   Because in today's 2,000mph technological freefall, he who coins the catchiest buzzword generally wins the debate by default.

   The best of friends become the worst of enemies when Barney makes a hilarious attack ad where he viciously pummels a cardboard cut-out of Homer before special guest star Linda Ronstadt joins the fun to both continue the attack on the helpless Homer stand-in and croon a slanderously accurate, insanely catchy jingle about how “Mr. Plow is a loser/And I think he is a boozer.”

2. 2

   datedTending to catch or ensnare; entangling.

   a catchy question

3. 3

   datedConsisting of, or occurring in, disconnected parts or snatches; changeable.

   a catchy wind

   Encyc. of Sport It [the fox's scent] is […] flighty or catchy, if variable.

4. 4

   Contagious; catching.

   The catchy cold which has been transmitted to you directly or indirectly might have been avoided had you been in better physical condition.

Forms

comparative

catchier

superlative

catchiest