catchpenny Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite designed to sell quickly without concern for quality
    • catchpenny ornaments

WordNet

Catch"pen*ny adjective
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913