Crossword clues for catchphrase
catchphrase
- Term with 6 straight consonants
- Popular expression ... or what the opposite of the answer to each starred clue is?
- Popular expression
- Familiar slogan ... or, based on its last word, what each answer to a starred clue is?
- Familiar slogan ... and what each answer to a starred clue is?
- Familiar slogan
- Characteristic saying
- "Just do it," e.g
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. 1 A group of words, often originating in popular culture that is spontaneously popularized after widespread repeated use. 2 A signature phrase of a particular person or group.
WordNet
n. a phrase that has become a catchword [syn: catch phrase]
Wikipedia
A catchphrase (or catch phrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance. Such phrases often originate in popular culture and in the arts, and typically spread through a variety of mass media (such as literature and publishing, motion pictures, television and radio), as well as word of mouth. Some become the de facto or literal "trademark" or "signature" of the person or character with whom they originated, and can be instrumental in the typecasting (beneficially or otherwise) of a particular actor.
Catchphrase is a British game show based on the short-lived U.S. game show of the same name. It originally aired on ITV in the United Kingdom between 12 January 1986 and 23 April 2004. A currently running revival premiered on ITV on 7 April 2013 and has aired five series.
Catchphrase was presented by Northern Irish comedian Roy Walker from its 1986 premiere until 1999, airing weekly at night. Nick Weir took the programme over in 2000 and hosted it until the end of series 16 on 23 April 2004. Mark Curry replaced Weir for the final series, which moved to a daytime slot and ran from 24 June to 19 December 2002. When the series was revived in 2013, Stephen Mulhern was named presenter and it returned to its weekly nighttime period.
In the original series, two contestants, one male and one female, would have to identify the familiar phrase represented by a piece of animation accompanied by background music. The show's mascot, a golden robot called "Mr. Chips", appears in many of the animations. In the revived version of the show, the same format remains, but there are three contestants and there is no particular attention paid to gender.
Catchphrase was a creation of Steve Radosh, who created the American series that the British programme was derived from; due to this, he is given credit for creating this show as well (as was producer Marty Pasetta and distributor Telepictures) .
Catch Phrase is an American game show which ran from September 16, 1985 through January 10, 1986 in syndication. The object of the show was to solve "catch phrases", which were animated picture puzzles designed to represent objects or sayings. Art James was the host of the show, his last game show hosting job before he retired from television, and John Harlan was the announcer. The program was created by Steve Radosh and produced by Pasetta Productions, with Telepictures distributing.
Although Catch Phrase did not succeed in its American run, the format found success in other countries. The British Catchphrase premiered two days after the American series came to an end in 1986 and aired weekly until 2002 on the ITV network, which brought the series back in 2013. In Australia, the show premiered in 1997 on Nine with former Aussie Wheel of Fortune host John Burgess presiding, and was known as Burgo's Catch Phrase from 1999 until it ended in 2002.
Usage examples of "catchphrase".
They just keep moving fast and shouting out catchphrases to win the battle of the narrative.
The vast bank of brochures against one wall seemed more appropriate for a tourist resort than a government office, and the brochures themselves were likewise colorful and sunny, promising services in perky catchphrases that were meant to make the alien seem reasonable.
Sending their minds back eighteen billion years, they reach for catchphrases that were getting old eighteen months ago.
By contrast Bateman would blast in, dressed in a ball gown worn over lycra cycling shorts, usually shouting the catchphrase from some television commercial, and all the lads, Marty Spen, Paul Crouch, Miles Godmanchester, Ronny Raul, would be pleased as punch to see him.
Rochet kept tabs on an evolving list of headers, taglines, and catchphrases that were playing and propagating well.
And on he would go, 10p, 20p, 50puntil he was tripped up by some dead comic's catchphrase or rock star's cock size, and by then like Albert, Roger, and Bob.
I had my own catchphrase for solving many modern-day mysteries -- cherchez l' argent.
The hanging posters formed walls of a kind, and aisles, as did hundreds of stacked boxes packed full of Channing Manheim memorabilia that included T-shirts bearing his likeness and/or catchphrases from his films, wristwatches on which time ticked across his famous face, coffee mugs bearing his mug, hats, caps, jackets, drinking glasses, action figures, dolls, hundreds of different toys, lingerie, lockets, lunchboxes, and more merchandise than Fric could remember or imagine.
Quentin soon became the witty one in his circle, the one who didn't say much but always had the deft put-down, the bon mot, the new catchphrase.
In these processions there were many banners bearing catchphrases and mottoes expressing the sentiment of the people on the candidates and the issues.
But Iraq was doing a lot of 'saberrattling'-that was the catchphrase everybody seemed to be using at the time-and the Bureau thought we'd better beef up our work in Israel and spend more time with the guys from Shin Bet and Mossad.