catchpennies

Variant of catchpenny

catchpenny definition

catch·penny (-pen′ē)

adjective

made merely to sell; cheap and flashy

noun pl. catchpennies -·nies

a catchpenny commodity

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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