Catch Phrase

Not buying Jake as a macho, catch-phrase spewing action hero at all, and Gemma seems to have about as much charisma and personality as a blank piece of paper. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Expanding on the previous shorthand acronym "BRIC"– how Goldman Sachs described the emerging global relevance of Brazil, Russia, India and China – the catch-phrase on Wednesday seemed to be the "Next 11"– a clutch of other emerging nations ranging from Indonesia to Vietnam. ❋ AP (2011)

Now that I look at it, I should have bolded the whole catch-phrase: ❋ Unknown (2010)

Terrorism is the catch-phrase for the 21st century guys. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The first commercial a year ago with Mustafa, towel-clad in a shower and urging women to "Look at your man, now back at me," has generated tens of millions of online views and a new catch-phrase: "I'm on a horse." ❋ The Huffington Post/AP (2011)

The "repeal and replace" catch-phrase did earn a mention in the House campaign manifesto, details to come, but it is clearly a subsidiary theme. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Does she understand the meaning behind the catch-phrase 'patient-centered'? ❋ Unknown (2009)

The sign reads: "So It Goes," a Vonnegut catch-phrase. ❋ Tom Shippey (2011)

It works for them as a catch-phrase, but becomes conveniently forgotten when it comes top stuff like legislating lifestyle or invading foreign lands. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Uh, Johnny … 1992 called. it wants its catch-phrase back. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Oh and i do believe To save everything. ” is Reed Richards new catch-phrase. .or was that fix … nevermind he gave up on it for completely illogical and selfish reasons. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But too often, in the educational community, those words are used as a cliche, a catch-phrase or salutation that is repeated so often as to practically lose all meaning. ❋ Ed Schmidt (2011)

The objective is to get a catch-phrase or concept (what Lakoff terms a reference frame) out there into the public sphere from which a position can be argued. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The catch-phrase – "I didn't get where I am today by eating meat" – sets the tone for this cheerful vegetarian Indian cafe run by ebullient Bill Meswania and family. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Joel Kotkin's catch-phrase for summarizing America's older cities is Euro-America ❋ Unknown (2009)

If there's a twenty-dollar bill on the sidewalk--economists' old catch-phrase meaning an opportunity for big gain at small cost--why not pick it up? ❋ Michael Clemens (2011)

Vegas has been a touchstone for a while of squalid stupid behavior, and the “what happens in Vegas” catch-phrase/marketing gimmick is definitely one of those things that has national saturation. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"The Yellow Peril," Hearst-ese for the Asian sleeping giant, was almost as much a catch-phrase as "Remember the Maine!" ❋ Unknown (2010)

Da theory of a perfect "catch-phrase" is largely non-existent, since (A) [everyone is different], and so an approach dat might be attractive/alluring to one person might not work for someone else, and (B) many folks prefer dat you just "[be yourself]", and so a "[canned] come-on" would likely be largely ineffective for them, since they would want to know how you truly think/feel, not merely how well-read you are in da art of "making friends and influencing people". ❋ QuacksO (2022)

[A Catch] [Phrase] could be, "[What up] G?" ❋ Broskee15 (2012)

[Me and] [my friends] all [played] catch phrase yesterday, and now we all hate each other. ❋ David Jamison (2008)

Guy no.1: WHAAAAZZZUUUPPP? Guy no.2: Let's play [Battlefield]! [All your base are belong to us]. Me: Die all ¬¬ These are examples of stupid [catch phrases] ¬¬ ❋ Palas (2006)

-Hey, did you see that show on tv? -How can I not have?! Everybody keeps quoting the god damn thing. See also [I'm Rick James, Bitch], [Thats Hot], or [Bling Bling] ❋ Rick James. (2005)

"I thought I came up with the term 'dildometer' as a [ranking] system for [sex toys]. But it was already on urban dictionary... but for a few [brief] moments, it was Schrodinger's Catch Phrase. ❋ -=AK=- (2017)

Carl: Hey Kyle, Did Lance explain what’s going on with the layoffs during the [staff meeting]? Kyle: I asked him and he wouldn’t answer it directly. He decided to play [MBA catch phrase bingo] with us instead. He said, “At the end of the day”, “right-size it” and something about “[squaring] the circle.” No one knows what the fuck just happened in there. ❋ P-Biddy (2018)

Everytime I used to hear [Blue Oyster Cult] on the radio I would yell "[More Cowbell]!!" until I heard [Biff] in acounting do the same. Then I knew it was time for me to make "More Cowbell!!" a Catch and Release Phrase and move on. ❋ Flyhaed (2013)