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A catch phrase (or ''catchphrase'') is a word, phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance. Also called a '' Memetic Phrase '', a catch phrase often originates in Popular Culture and The Arts , and typically spreads through a variety of Mass Media (such as Literature and Publishing , Motion Pictures , Television and Radio ), as well as Word Of Mouth . Some catch phrases become the De Facto "trademark" of the person or character with whom they originated.


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  • Partridge, Eric (1894-1979) ed. Beale. ''A Dictionary of Catch Phrases, American and British, from the sixteenth century to the present day'' (enlarged trade paperback edition) Lanham, Maryland: Scarborough House, 1992 ISBN 0-8128-8536-8