Sentence examples for term caught on from inspiring English sources

It would be a nice instance of reappropriation if this term caught on as a euphemism: "Mum … Dad … I've got something to tell you.

He frequently used the term triple crown in reference to the three races in the 1930s, and as the term caught on, more and more owners and trainers began to prepare specifically for these contests.

He called his literary project "Essais," meaning "attempts" or "trials," and the term caught on in English after Francis Bacon, the British philosopher and statesman, used it for his own collection of short pieces in 1597.

The term caught on among scientists, and stuck.

At a rally in Des Moines, he told the story: Funny how that term caught on, isn't it?..

And, as the magazine had a large readership in nearby New York City, it wasn't long before the term caught on in the wider media.

Rather as the term Nazi caught on in English partly because of its resonance with words such as "nasty", Da'ish rolls pleasurably off Arab tongues as a close cousin of words meaning to stomp, crush, smash into, or scrub.

Downing Street says the idea isn't supposed to be driven by top-down meddling.At least the term has caught on, even if people are doubtful about what it signifies.

However, the term never really caught on, particularly since Rev. Jesse Jackson's National Rainbow Coalition had claimed that term in 1984.

Dismissively dubbed Yuppie Flu initially, the term "chronic fatigue" caught on, hitting popular culture just in time for the rise of the Internet, cellphones and megamultichannel TV.

"Term limits has really caught on as a motivator — whether that means some of them stay home and don't vote for him or are really upset and make sure there isn't a third term," said Eduardo Castell, Mr. Thompson's campaign manager.