- catchpenny⇄adj. showy but worthless or useless; made to sell quickly.
Ex. the catchpenny lyrics of Tom Dibdin (Leigh Hunt). - catchpenny⇄catchpenny, adjective, noun, pl.-nies.
- catchpenny⇄noun a catchpenny article.
Ex. You know already by the title that it is no more than a catchpenny (Washington Irving).