キャッチコピー

きゃっちこぴー
noun
advertising slogan, catchphrase
businesslanguagebusiness
1. advertising slogan, catchphrase, tagline
A short, catchy phrase used in advertising or promotional materials to attract attention. A Japanese-English coinage (wasei-eigo) not used in English.
キャッチコピー(かんが)える
To come up with a catchphrase.
That product's slogan is memorable.
I'm in charge of the catchphrase for a new campaign at the advertising company.

Etymology

A Japanese-English coinage (和製英語(わせいえいご)) combining "catch" and "copy" (in the advertising sense of written text). In English, the equivalent terms are "slogan," "tagline," or "catchphrase."

Usage

キャッチコピー is used broadly for any promotional phrase, from TV commercials to product packaging. The profession of writing them is called コピーライター (copywriter).

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