Catchpenny

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cheap item designed to attract purchasers of other goods.

    "Near-synonym: loss leader"

  2. 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. 1
    designed to sell quickly without concern for quality wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
airyasinineblatantbrashcheapempty

Example

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"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.

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