catch-onn.

Brit.

/ˈkatʃɒn/, U.S.

/ˈkɛtʃˌɑn/,

/ˈkætʃˌɑn/

Inflections: Plural catches-on.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to catch on at catch v. Phrasal verbs 1.

Etymology: < to catch on at catch v. Phrasal verbs 1 (compare to catch on 4b at Phrasal verbs 1 at that entry).

colloquial. rare.

†1. British. In the entertainment industry: a popular or successful show or performer; a hit. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [noun] > one who or that which is successful > that which is successful > and popular

catch-on1895

boff1943

boffo1950

top of the pops1956

1895 G. B. Shaw in Sat. Rev. 14 Dec. 800/1 Turn your back on the ordinary commercial West End theatre, with its ignoble gambling for ‘a catch-on’.

1896 Mag. Music Feb. 86/2 The public can hear little else than pianists, of a species of which they are heartily tired. Then an inventive spirit finds a new ‘catch on’.

1897 G. B. Shaw in Sat. Rev. 30 Jan. 114/1 The commercial enterprise, always dreaming of ‘catches-on’, long runs, and ‘silver mines’.

2. U.S. A popular or fashionable establishment.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > popularity > [noun] > that which is

catch-on1935

top of the pops1956

1935 Evening Independent (Massillon, Ohio) 2 Apr. 4/3 I saw him the other night at the Versailles, latest catch-on among the sipping spots.

1964 Arizona Republic 24 Jan. 27/1 The Islands is the new big catch-on among the luncheon devotees.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	catch-on
释义	catch-onn. Brit. /ˈkatʃɒn/, U.S. /ˈkɛtʃˌɑn/, /ˈkætʃˌɑn/ Inflections: Plural catches-on. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to catch on at catch v. Phrasal verbs 1. Etymology: < to catch on at catch v. Phrasal verbs 1 (compare to catch on 4b at Phrasal verbs 1 at that entry). colloquial. rare. †1. British. In the entertainment industry: a popular or successful show or performer; a hit. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [noun] > one who or that which is successful > that which is successful > and popular catch-on1895 boff1943 boffo1950 top of the pops1956 1895 G. B. Shaw in Sat. Rev. 14 Dec. 800/1 Turn your back on the ordinary commercial West End theatre, with its ignoble gambling for ‘a catch-on’. 1896 Mag. Music Feb. 86/2 The public can hear little else than pianists, of a species of which they are heartily tired. Then an inventive spirit finds a new ‘catch on’. 1897 G. B. Shaw in Sat. Rev. 30 Jan. 114/1 The commercial enterprise, always dreaming of ‘catches-on’, long runs, and ‘silver mines’. 2. U.S. A popular or fashionable establishment. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > popularity > [noun] > that which is catch-on1935 top of the pops1956 1935 Evening Independent (Massillon, Ohio) 2 Apr. 4/3 I saw him the other night at the Versailles, latest catch-on among the sipping spots. 1964 Arizona Republic 24 Jan. 27/1 The Islands is the new big catch-on among the luncheon devotees. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1895
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