Catchpenny
noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A cheap item designed to attract purchasers of other goods.
"Near-synonym: loss leader"
- 2 A publication, etc. intended to make money, with no particular merit otherwise.
"CURIOSITIES OF STREET LITERATURE: COMPRISING "COCKS," OR "CATCHPENNIES," A Large and Curious Assortment of STREET DROLLERIES, SQUIBS, HISTORIES, COMIC STORIES IN PROSE AND VERSE, […]"
Adjective
- 1 designed to sell quickly without concern for quality wordnet
Example
More examples"CURIOSITIES OF STREET LITERATURE: COMPRISING "COCKS," OR "CATCHPENNIES," A Large and Curious Assortment of STREET DROLLERIES, SQUIBS, HISTORIES, COMIC STORIES IN PROSE AND VERSE, […]"
Etymology
From catch + penny.