So you were walking around your Animal Crossing: New Horizons island, minding your own business, when you found one of your villagers deep in thought. “Oh, maybe they wanna move away,” you probably thought. Instead, they hit you with a bombshell: They want you to come up with a new catchphrase for them. Cue the look of horror on your face. After all, nothing’s harder than coming up with a good, custom catchphrase for your villagers. There’s so much to consider! Their species, their personality, their overall theme and vibe… It’s a nightmare!
Then, you ran to Google and typed in “animal crossing new horizons villager catchphrase ideas” and landed here. It’s okay — there’s no shame to be had in that! Sometimes we just get creatively stumped, and that’s exactly why we put together this list of ideas! Instead of spending hours upon hours trying to come up with something funny or catchy or even just… passable, you can take a look at our ever-growing list of villager catchphrase ideas! We’ve sorted it alphabetically for you and we’ve tagged each greeting with an ideal personality (Normal, Snooty, Peppy, Sisterly, Lazy, Cranky, Jock, and Smug) and/or an ideal species it matches. We’ve also listed some we think are perfect for specific villagers! Of course, you can go ahead and use whichever catchphrase on whichever type of villager you want, but we just thought these made the most sense for those personalities/species/villagers.
Take a look at our collection of catchphrase ideas and see if one calls out to you. If you don’t like any, hopefully these will help inspire you to come up with your perfect one! And if you like these, and are struggling to come up with good greetings for your villagers, as well, we have a villager greeting idea list, too!
Have your own ideas you want added to the list? Email them to us and we’ll add ones we like!
List of villager catchphrase ideas
| Catchphrase | Ideal Personality | Ideal Species | Ideal Villager |
|---|---|---|---|
| aesthetic | Snooty | ||
| aggron | Rhino | ||
| aipom | Monkey | ||
| airball | Jock | ||
| aldrin | Buzz | ||
| all net | Jock | ||
| all smiles | Normal | ||
| all star | Peppy | ||
| alley-oop | Jock | ||
| ambipom | Monkey | ||
| ampharos | Sheep | ||
| arcanine | Dog | ||
| aroo | Wolf | ||
| asiago | Mouse | ||
| aye matey | Smug | ||
| azumarill | Rabbit | ||
| baa baa | Sheep | ||
| bacon | Pig | ||
| bad news | Cranky | ||
| badge | Rabbit | ||
| bae | Smug | ||
| balderdash | Smug | ||
| bamboo | Genji | ||
| bananas | Monkey | ||
| bang bang | Smug | ||
| bangarang | Smug | ||
| bark bark | Dog | ||
| barrel race | Horse | ||
| barrel roll | Jock | ||
| batter up | Jock | ||
| beartic | Bear | ||
| beaut | Koala | ||
| beep boop | Del, Ribbot, Sprocket | ||
| belly rub | Lazy | ||
| bet | Smug | ||
| beta | Wolf | ||
| bewear | Bear | ||
| biceps | Jock | ||
| big sis | Sisterly | ||
| big yikes | Peppy | ||
| bigfoot | Hans | ||
| binge watch | Sisterly | ||
| bish | Snooty | ||
| blaziken | Chicken | ||
| blend in | Camofrog | ||
| blimey | Koala | ||
| blinder | Koala | ||
| blitz | Jock | ||
| blitzle | Horse | ||
| blizzard | Penguin | ||
| bloke | Koala | ||
| bock bock | Chicken | ||
| boltund | Dog | ||
| bombshell | Smug | ||
| bon voyage | Snooty | ||
| bonza | Koala | ||
| boomer | Cranky | ||
| booyah | Peppy | ||
| bouffalant | Bull | ||
| bounce pass | Jock | ||
| bow wow | Dog | ||
| bowl cut | Anchovy | ||
| braviary | Eagle | ||
| brawler | Jock | ||
| breloom | Kangaroo | ||
| brie | Mouse | ||
| bring it on | Jock | ||
| bro | Jock | ||
| bromo | Jock | ||
| bronado | Jock | ||
| broseph | Jock | ||
| broskie | Jock | ||
| brother | Smug | ||
| brownie bite | Lazy | ||
| brozinsky | Jock | ||
| bruh | Jock | ||
| buck | Kangaroo | ||
| bundle up | Penguin | ||
| buneary | Rabbit | ||
| bunnelby | Rabbit | ||
| button up | Penguin | ||
| buzz off | Cranky | ||
| bye, Felicia | Smug | ||
| calamari | Octopus | ||
| cannonball | Jock | ||
| cantle | Horse | ||
| carnival | Lion | Pietro | |
| catnip | Cat | ||
| checkmate | Smug | ||
| cheddar | Mouse | ||
| cheep | Bird | ||
| cheers | Normal | ||
| cherry pie | Normal | ||
| chimchar | Monkey | ||
| choc a bloc | Lazy | Koala | |
| chomp | Alligator | ||
| chubby | Lazy | ||
| chuckle | Kangaroo | ||
| cinccino | Mouse | ||
| cinderace | Rabbit | ||
| circus | Lion | Pietro | |
| clobbopus | Octopus | ||
| cobalion | Goat | ||
| cockie | Koala | ||
| colby | Mouse | ||
| combo | Jock | ||
| combusken | Chicken | ||
| copperajah | Elephant | ||
| corkscrew | Jock | ||
| crafty | Smug | ||
| creeper | Snooty | ||
| crikey | Koala | ||
| cringe | Sisterly | ||
| croagunk | Frog | ||
| croak | Frog | ||
| crow eater | Koala | ||
| crumble | Lazy | ||
| crunchy | Lazy | ||
| cubchoo | Cub | ||
| cufant | Elephant | ||
| curl cut | Jock | ||
| custard | Lazy | ||
| dapper | Smug | ||
| dapple | Horse | ||
| darkside | Jock | ||
| dashing | Smug | ||
| dauntless | Lion | ||
| dazzle | Judy | ||
| deadlift | Jock | ||
| dedenne | Hamster | ||
| deerling | Deer | ||
| delicious | Lazy | ||
| delightful | Snooty | ||
| derry | Pietro | ||
| diggersby | Rabbit | ||
| dive bomb | Jock | ||
| dodrio | Ostrich | ||
| dog's eye | Koala | ||
| doggo | Dog | ||
| doki doki | Wart Jr. | ||
| donphan | Elephant | ||
| doodledoo | Chicken | ||
| double KO | Jock | ||
| down low | Jock | ||
| dracarys | Drago | ||
| dribble | Jock | ||
| drongo | Koala | ||
| drooler | Lazy | ||
| dubwool | Sheep | ||
| dude | Jock | ||
| duduo | Ostrich | ||
| dunker | Jock | ||
| dynamite | Smug | ||
| easy game | Jock | ||
| eat this | Cranky | ||
| eggshell | Chicken | ||
| eiscue | Penguin | ||
| electra | Carmen | ||
| electrike | Dog | ||
| emboar | Pig | ||
| emolga | Squirrel | ||
| empoleon | Penguin | ||
| entei | Dog | ||
| epic fail | Smug | ||
| escandalo | Snooty | ||
| espurr | Cat | ||
| eucalyptus | Koala | ||
| exquisite | Snooty | ||
| eye roll | Snooty | ||
| eyy mang | Smug | ||
| fair go | Koala | ||
| fake out | Jock | ||
| fakie | Jock | ||
| fam | Smug | ||
| fancy pants | Smug | ||
| farrier | Horse | ||
| fast break | Jock | ||
| faux pas | Snooty | ||
| fawkes | Phoebe | ||
| fender | Horse | ||
| fetlock | Horse | ||
| filly | Horse | ||
| fire | Drago | ||
| firework | Smug | ||
| fist bump | Jock | ||
| flaaffy | Sheep | ||
| flanker | Jock | ||
| flat out | Koala | ||
| flex cut | Jock | ||
| flinger | Monkey | ||
| floater | Pietro | ||
| for real | Jock | ||
| fourth meal | Lazy | ||
| freedom | Eagle | ||
| fresh | Jock | ||
| froakie | Frog | ||
| frogadier | Frog | ||
| full moon | Wolf | ||
| full speed | Jock | ||
| fun times | Normal | ||
| furfrou | Dog | ||
| G.O.A.T. | Peppy | ||
| galah | Koala | ||
| gallop | Horse | ||
| general | Admiral | ||
| get that bread | Smug | ||
| giddy-up | Horse | ||
| giga bell | Cat | ||
| girl talk | Snooty | ||
| glameow | Cat | ||
| glass jaw | Jock | ||
| glow up | Peppy | ||
| go away | Cranky | ||
| gogoat | Goat | ||
| goldeneye | Agent S | ||
| good boy | Dog | ||
| good girl | Dog | ||
| gordito | Lazy | ||
| gorgonzola | Mouse | ||
| gouda | Mouse | ||
| granbull | Dog | ||
| grand slam | Jock | ||
| grapploct | Octopus | ||
| greedent | Squirrel | ||
| greninja | Frog | ||
| grookey | Monkey | ||
| growlithe | Dog | ||
| grrrr | Cranky | ||
| grumble | Cranky | ||
| grumpig | Pig | ||
| gurl | Peppy | ||
| hakuna matata | Lion | ||
| hammer time | Smug | ||
| handsome | Smug | ||
| hard yakka | Koala | ||
| hashtag | Peppy | ||
| hatee-ho | Wolf | ||
| hay bale | Horse | ||
| hay stack | Horse | ||
| headlights | Deer | ||
| heatmor | Anteater | ||
| heffer | Cow | ||
| herdier | Dog | ||
| hibiscus | June | ||
| high key | Peppy | ||
| hippopotas | Hippo | ||
| hippowdon | Hippo | ||
| hoity-toity | Rizzo | ||
| holy moly | Sisterly | ||
| home run | Jock | ||
| homie | Jock | ||
| honeypot | Cub | ||
| hoola hoop | Sisterly | ||
| hop to it | Rabbit | ||
| hopscotch | Sisterly | ||
| horns | Bull | ||
| horseshoe | Horse | ||
| hot mic | Peppy | ||
| houndoom | Dog | ||
| houndour | Dog | ||
| hungry hungry | Hippo | ||
| hurr durr | Cranky | ||
| hush hush | Snooty | ||
| hyah | Horse | ||
| hypebeast | Smug | ||
| I ship it | Peppy | ||
| I stan it | Peppy | ||
| I think | Lazy | ||
| I'm baby | Peppy | ||
| I'm dead | Peppy | ||
| I'm Gucci | Peppy | ||
| I'm shook | Peppy | ||
| incineroar | Tiger | ||
| indeed | Smug | ||
| infernape | Monkey | ||
| jack | Kangaroo | ||
| jawbreaker | Ed | ||
| jelly | Peppy | ||
| jinkies | Velma | ||
| jockey | Jock | Horse | |
| john dory | Koala | ||
| junior | Cranky | ||
| just no | Snooty | ||
| justice | Colton | ||
| kablam | Peppy | ||
| kangaskhan | Kangaroo | ||
| keep it 100 | Peppy | ||
| keldeo | Horse | ||
| kickflip | Jock | ||
| kiddie | Bob | ||
| kiddo | Goat | ||
| kiki | Smug | ||
| killer | Jock | ||
| king | Smug | ||
| kitty kitty | Cat | ||
| knockout | Jock | ||
| KO | Jock | ||
| komala | Koala | ||
| kubfu | Cub | ||
| kween | Snooty | ||
| lauren | Agnes | ||
| layup | Jock | ||
| libre | Lucha | ||
| lillipup | Dog | ||
| linebacker | Jock | ||
| lip gloss | Peppy | ||
| lipstick | Snooty | ||
| litten | Tiger | ||
| lockheed | Amelia | ||
| lol | Peppy | ||
| lol rawr | Peppy | ||
| lopunny | Rabbit | ||
| loser | Cranky | ||
| love | Normal | ||
| lovely | Snooty | ||
| low key | Peppy | ||
| lucky bell | Squirrel | ||
| lycanroc | Wolf | ||
| m'lady | Smug | ||
| madonna | Snooty | ||
| mamma mia | Alfonso | ||
| mamoswine | Pig | ||
| mandrill | Boone | ||
| manectric | Dog | ||
| mankey | Monkey | ||
| mareep | Sheep | ||
| marill | Rabbit | ||
| McTwist | Jock | ||
| meh meh | Lazy | ||
| mew mew | Cat | ||
| mic drop | Smug | ||
| mightyena | Dog | ||
| miltank | Cow | ||
| minccino | Mouse | ||
| minun | Mouse | ||
| miss thang | Sisterly | ||
| mmhmm | Snooty | ||
| mmm ants | Anteater | ||
| monferno | Monkey | ||
| monterey | Mouse | ||
| moooooo | Cow | ||
| morpeko | Hamster | ||
| mozzarella | Mouse | ||
| mudak | Vladimir | ||
| mudbray | Horse | ||
| mudsdale | Horse | ||
| muenster | Mouse | ||
| munchlax | Cub | ||
| MURICA | Eagle | ||
| my friend | Normal | ||
| my sweet | Normal | ||
| nap time | Lazy | ||
| naturally | Normal | ||
| nearside | Horse | ||
| neeeiiigh | Horse | ||
| new world | Monkey | ||
| nidoking | Rhino | ||
| nidoqueen | Rhino | ||
| nidoran | Rhino | ||
| nidorino | Rhino | ||
| nine lives | Cat | ||
| ninny | Horse | ||
| no brakes | Jock | ||
| no cap | Smug | ||
| no diggity | Sisterly | ||
| no drama | Koala | ||
| no scope | Smug | ||
| no sweat | Jock | ||
| now scram | Cranky | ||
| nuts for days | Squirrel | ||
| nutty | Squirrel | ||
| octillery | Octopus | ||
| oh bother | Bear | ||
| oh noes | Peppy | ||
| oh snap | Peppy | ||
| ok boomer | Smug | ||
| old chap | Smug | ||
| old man | Kangaroo | ||
| old world | Monkey | ||
| olimar | Louie | ||
| omega | Wolf | ||
| on fleek | Peppy | ||
| on period | Sisterly | ||
| on point | Smug | ||
| one-up | Jock | ||
| onya bike | Koala | ||
| oui | Marcel | ||
| outback | Kangaroo | ||
| overtime | Jock | ||
| pachirisu | Squirrel | ||
| palomino | Horse | ||
| palooka | Jock | ||
| pancham | Cub | ||
| pangoro | Bear | ||
| panpour | Monkey | ||
| pansage | Monkey | ||
| pansear | Monkey | ||
| parmesan | Mouse | ||
| party hard | Sisterly | ||
| pasta | Lazy | ||
| pawprint | Dog | ||
| peanut | Elephant | ||
| pebbles | Bam | ||
| pennywise | Pietro | ||
| peppermint | Normal | ||
| perdant | Gaston | ||
| perdita | Portia | ||
| perfect | Smug | ||
| phanpy | Elephant | ||
| pharaoh | Ankha | ||
| phoenix | Phoebe | ||
| pichu | Mouse | ||
| pidgey | Bird | ||
| pignite | Pig | ||
| pika pika | Mouse | ||
| pikachu | Mouse | ||
| piloswine | Pig | ||
| piplup | Penguin | ||
| pizza | Lazy | ||
| plusle | Mouse | ||
| poker face | Snooty | ||
| politoed | Frog | ||
| poliwag | Frog | ||
| poliwhirl | Frog | ||
| poliwrath | Frog | ||
| pongo | Portia | ||
| ponyta | Horse | ||
| poochy | Dog | ||
| poochyena | Dog | ||
| pop tart | Peppy | ||
| pop time | Jock | ||
| porker | Pig | ||
| porky | Pig | ||
| pow wow | Jock | ||
| pride | Lion | ||
| prima donna | Snooty | ||
| prince | Smug | ||
| princess | Snooty | ||
| prinplup | Penguin | ||
| puckin' A | Puck | ||
| puddin' | Snooty | ||
| pumice | Hamster | ||
| pump fake | Jock | ||
| puny mortal | Cranky | ||
| pyroar | Lion | ||
| quaking rn | Peppy | ||
| quarterback | Jock | ||
| queen | Snooty | ||
| raichy | Mouse | ||
| raikou | Dog | ||
| rapidash | Horse | ||
| raticate | Mouse | ||
| rattata | Mouse | ||
| realness | Peppy | ||
| reblog | Peppy | ||
| retweet | Peppy | ||
| rhydon | Rhino | ||
| rhyhorn | Rhino | ||
| rhyperior | Rhino | ||
| ribbit | Frog | ||
| ribeye | Cow | ||
| ricotta | Mouse | ||
| right on | Sisterly | ||
| rillaboom | Gorilla | ||
| ring ding | Wolf | ||
| rip and tear | Cranky | ||
| ripsnorter | Koala | ||
| road rage | Cranky | ||
| roadkill | Squirrel | ||
| rockruff | Wolf | ||
| rufflet | Eagle | ||
| rum ham | Cranky | ||
| sacre bleu | Jacques | ||
| saddle up | Horse | ||
| salty dog | Cranky | ||
| sandgroper | Koala | ||
| sanger | Lazy | Koala | |
| savage | Cranky | ||
| sawsbuck | Deer | ||
| say no more | Smug | ||
| say what | Peppy | ||
| scoreboard | Jock | ||
| screech | Eagle | ||
| scrimmage | Jock | ||
| seagrass | Hamster | ||
| seismitoad | Frog | ||
| shablagoo | Lazy | ||
| shade | Peppy | ||
| shearer | Sheep | ||
| sheila | Koala | ||
| shepherd | Dog | ||
| shinx | Cat | ||
| shocker | Static | ||
| shooketh | Peppy | ||
| shout out | Peppy | ||
| show off | Smug | ||
| showing | Smug | Horse | |
| showtime | Smug | ||
| side eye | Snooty | ||
| sidecut | Jock | ||
| simba | Lion | ||
| simian | Monkey | ||
| simipour | Monkey | ||
| simisage | Monkey | ||
| simisear | Monkey | ||
| sister | Smug | ||
| skeet skeet | Smug | ||
| skiddo | Goat | ||
| skitty | Cat | ||
| skrt | Smug | ||
| skwovet | Squirrel | ||
| slaking | Gorilla | ||
| slam dunk | Jock | ||
| slapple | Jock | ||
| slay | Smug | ||
| slurp | Octopus | ||
| small fry | Cranky | ||
| smartie | Candi | ||
| smeargle | Dog | ||
| smh | Smug | ||
| snacks | Lazy | ||
| snacktime | Lazy | ||
| snatched | Peppy | ||
| snorlax | Bear | ||
| snowcone | Penguin | ||
| snowflake | Penguin | ||
| snubbul | Dog | ||
| snurfer | Jock | ||
| so basic | Snooty | ||
| so extra | Peppy | ||
| soulmate | Smug | ||
| spill the tea | Snooty | ||
| splat | Octopus | ||
| split line | Jock | ||
| sploot | Dog | ||
| spoink | Pig | ||
| squats | Jock | ||
| squee | Peppy | ||
| stallion | Smug | Horse | |
| starburst | Astrid | ||
| stardew | Normal | ||
| starlight | Julian | ||
| stay down | Cranky | ||
| stay frosty | Sisterly | ||
| stay woke | Smug | ||
| steez | Smug | ||
| stirrups | Horse | ||
| stoutland | Dog | ||
| stud | Smug | Horse | |
| stufful | Cub | ||
| such a mood | Snooty | ||
| sucka | Octavian | ||
| sue me | Sisterly | ||
| suga | Snooty | ||
| sugar cube | Horse | ||
| suicune | Dog | ||
| super bell | Cat | ||
| super crown | Normal | ||
| superstar | Peppy | ||
| supreme | Smug | ||
| sweeper | Jock | ||
| sweetheart | Normal | ||
| swerve | Smug | ||
| swinger | Monkey | ||
| swinub | Pig | ||
| swish | Jock | ||
| swiss | Mouse | ||
| swole | Jock | ||
| tackle | Jock | ||
| tadpole | Frog | ||
| take the L | Jock | ||
| tanker | Hippo | ||
| tauros | Bull | ||
| tbh | Peppy | ||
| teddiursa | Cub | ||
| teddy bear | Cub | ||
| tentacle | Octopus | ||
| tentacool | Octopus | ||
| tepig | Pig | ||
| terrakion | Bull | ||
| that slaps | Smug | ||
| that was a hoot | Cow | ||
| that's a bop | Peppy | ||
| that's a mood | Smug | ||
| that's lit | Smug | ||
| that's right | Cat | ||
| that's sus | Smug | ||
| the clam | Koala | ||
| the horror | Snooty | ||
| thirst trap | Smug | ||
| thumbs up | Peppy | ||
| thumper | Bam | ||
| thwackey | Monkey | ||
| timeout | Jock | ||
| tinker | Hippo | ||
| to battle | Jock | ||
| to the max | Peppy | ||
| toodles | Snooty | ||
| top notch | Smug | ||
| torchic | Chicken | ||
| torracat | Tiger | ||
| torrent | Frog | ||
| touchdown | Jock | ||
| toxicroak | Frog | ||
| trashy | Cranky | ||
| triceps | Jock | ||
| triple double | Jock | ||
| triple KO | Jock | ||
| troupe | Kangaroo | ||
| true blue | Koala | ||
| trust me | Sisterly | ||
| tsk tsk | Snooty | ||
| twerk | Peppy | ||
| up high | Jock | ||
| uppercut | Jock | ||
| ursaring | Bear | ||
| urshifu | Bear | ||
| v-line | Jock | ||
| valor | Lion | ||
| veemo | Peppy | ||
| vibe check | Smug | ||
| volley | Jock | ||
| waggle | Dog | ||
| wallride | Jock | ||
| warm blood | Horse | ||
| well done | Cow | ||
| wheelie | Jock | ||
| wheels | Hamster | ||
| whey oh whey oh | Bangle | ||
| wild card | Jock | ||
| wink wink | Smug | ||
| wipeout | Jock | ||
| wishbone | Bones | ||
| wombat | Koala | ||
| wonderful | Snooty | ||
| woo-woo | Smug | ||
| woohoo | Peppy | ||
| wooloo | Sheep | ||
| woomy | Peppy | ||
| woop woop | Sisterly | ||
| worry not | Normal | ||
| wowzers | Peppy | ||
| xoxo | Snooty | ||
| yamper | Dog | ||
| yearling | Horse | ||
| yeet | Jock | ||
| yessir | Smug | ||
| yeti | Hans | ||
| yobbo | Koala | ||
| you got this | Sisterly | ||
| you know | Sisterly | ||
| you mug | Koala | ||
| you salty | Peppy | ||
| you stink | Cranky | ||
| your grace | Smug | ||
| yummy | Lazy | ||
| zacian | Dog | ||
| zamazenta | Dog | ||
| zarude | Monkey | ||
| zebstrika | Horse | ||
| zipper cut | Jock | ||
| zoinks | Lazy | ||
| zzz | Lazy | ||
| woof woof | Dog | ||
| alakazam | Smug | ||
| big mood | Snooty | ||
| four square | Sisterly | ||
| dumb dumb | Cranky | ||
| peasant | Snooty | ||
| pleb | Snooty | ||
| roach | Cranky | ||
| pop off | Peppy | ||
| paparazzi | Peppy | ||
| uwu | Peppy | ||
| xD | Peppy | ||
| :3 | Peppy | ||
| UwU | Peppy | ||
| chill out | Sisterly | ||
| no joke | Smug | ||
| yas mama | Peppy | ||
| tentacruel | Octopus | ||
| rawhide | Cow |
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