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catchpenny
[ kach-pen-ee ]
adjective
- made to sell readily at a low price, regardless of value or use.
noun
- something that is catchpenny.
catchpenny
/ ˈkætʃˌpɛnɪ /
adjective
- prenominal designed to have instant appeal, esp in order to sell quickly and easily without regard for quality
catchpenny ornaments
noun
- an item or commodity that is cheap and showy
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Word History and Origins
Origin of catchpenny1
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Example Sentences
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.
It is the staple commodity of your newspaper-mongers, and the catchpenny song of the streets.
Fortunate, indeed, is the famous man who escapes the catchpenny biographer.
Their popularity is not of the catchpenny sort; thoughtful people read them, as well as the great drove of the undiscriminating.
There has been several catchpenny works on this subject lately issued.
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