What does catch phrase mean?

catch phrase

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

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"“I don’t know how you can put up with this shit,” I informed Julie for the fiftieth time. The words always coming out during a subway rush or after a slight shove from an^([sic]) scurrying pedestrian. […] “I mean, damn, I just don’t know how you can put up with this shit,” I repeat in disbelief. It was my catch phrase for the entire trip."

catch phrases (plural)

catchphrase

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