theme song

noun
1.
a melody in an operetta or musical comedy so emphasized by repetition as to dominate the presentation.
2.
a melody identifying or identified with a radio or television program, dance band, etc., usually played at the beginning of each program.
3.
an expression, comment, or subject of conversation that a person or group uses habitually.

Origin:
1925–30, Americanism

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theme song
 
n
1.  a melody used, esp in a film score, to set a mood, introduce a character, etc
2.  another term for signature tune

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Theme song is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Example sentences
And with a catchy, call-and-answer theme song, it's easy to see how kids got
  hooked.
We have our own theme song and enjoy pink flamingoes.
He can't even get them to sing the show's theme song correctly.
And the theme song for you can be the one the scarecrow sings.
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