Catch phrase
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- For other uses see Catch phrase (disambiguation)
A catch phrase is a word, phrase or expression that is associated with a particular person or fictional character. A catch phrase is recognized as such by its repeated utterance by said person or character on an almost exclusive basis. After the catch phrase is recognized as such by the public, it is often co-opted into everyday vernacular. Also called a memetic phrase, a catch phrase often originates in popular culture and the arts, and typically spreads through a variety of mass media (such as literature and publishing, motion pictures, television and radio), as well as word of mouth. Some catch phrases become the de facto "trademark" of the person or character with whom they originated.
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- Partridge, Eric (1894-1979) ed. Beale. A Dictionary of Catch Phrases, American and British, from the sixteenth century to the present day (enlarged trade paperback edition) Lanham, Maryland: Scarborough House, 1992 ISBN 0-8128-8536-8
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