Catchcry
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A slogan, particularly one intended for mass repetition.
"Monotonous, frequently quite incomprehensible to the dark mass, these catchcries filled the columns of all the papers born as the offspring of the Pravda and German gold; they acted like a curse, rousing, infuriating, confusing the more sincere and the more honest."
Example
More examples"Monotonous, frequently quite incomprehensible to the dark mass, these catchcries filled the columns of all the papers born as the offspring of the Pravda and German gold; they acted like a curse, rousing, infuriating, confusing the more sincere and the more honest."
Etymology
From catch + cry.
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