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Catchpenny definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CATCHPENNY, n. Something worthless, particularly a book or pamphlet, adapted to the popular taste, and intended to gain money in market.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: designed to sell quickly without concern for quality; "catchpenny ornaments"

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1748 using sensationalism or cheapness for appeal <a catchpenny newspaper>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. intended merely to sell quickly; superficially attractive.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Catchpenny Catch"pen*ny, a. Made or contrived for getting small sums of money from the ignorant or unwary; as, a catchpenny book; a catchpenny show. -- n. Some worthless catchpenny thing.