Catchalls

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A term that encompasses various items or concepts in a single category
2. Referring to a broad classification that includes diverse or unrelated things
3. Describing a label or phrase that captures multiple instances or ideas under one umbrella

Etymology: "Catchalls" is the plural of "catchall," a noun for a container, category, or phrase meant to hold everything that doesn't fit elsewhere. The word is built from the verb "catch" and the adjective-pronoun "all," so its sense is literally something that catches all. Its plural simply applies that same sense to several such labels at once, as in a set of broad phrases that gather many different ideas under one heading.