catchpenny

An old-fashioned adjective describing something designed to attract immediate attention or sales, often implying cheapness or low quality.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Adjektiv, das etwas beschreibt, das auf sofortige Aufmerksamkeit oder schnellen Verkauf abzielt und oft billig oder minderwertig ist.

1. Designed for quick sale C2 formal

   Made or intended to sell quickly, often by being cheap, flashy, or appealing, without much regard for quality or durability.

   • The market was full of catchpenny souvenirs that broke within a week.
   • He dismissed the novel as a catchpenny thriller with no literary value.
   • The store's catchpenny gadgets attracted tourists but disappointed locals.

   🇩🇪Billig und reißerisch

   Synonyme: cheapflashygaudymeretricioustawdrytrumpery

   Antonyme: quality

• more catchpenny comparative form
• most catchpenny superlative form