catchpenny

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

• 🇪🇸Adjetivo que describe algo diseñado para atraer atención o ventas inmediatas, a menudo con connotación de barato o de baja calidad; llamativo pero de poco valor o superficial.

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.

   🇪🇸Hecho para vender rápido

   Sinónimos: cheapflashygaudymeretricioustawdrytrumpery

   Antónimos: quality

• more catchpenny comparative form
• most catchpenny superlative form