slogan

noun slo·gan \ ˈslō-gən \

|Updated on: 22 Jun 2018

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1 a : a war cry especially of a Scottish clan

b : a word or phrase used to express a characteristic position or stand or a goal to be achieved

2 : a brief attention-getting phrase used in advertising or promotion

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Examples of slogan in a Sentence

within days, virtually everyone was familiar with the newest advertising slogan for that brand of soda

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Young people gather on pews, drinking cans of Budweiser, in front of walls that include a mixture of punk rock slogans written in pen and what appears to be a memorial wall with synagogue members listed.

— peter hartlaub, SFChronicle.com, "Lost SF punk rock photos surface: Temple Beautiful, Mabuhay and Deaf Club," 15 June 2018
True or false: The slogan ‘Free the Clear Lake 25,000’ was a rallying cry for a group of residents who fought against annexation by Houston.

— yvette orozco, Houston Chronicle, "How well do you know Bay Area history?," 7 June 2018
The initiative, which is led by the private group Missing Children Argentina under the #ParedesQueBuscan, or #WallsThatSearch, slogan, is supported by a growing number of urban artists who hope their work helps the search become more visible.

— almudena calatrava, The Christian Science Monitor, "Argentines use murals to draw awareness to missing children," 24 May 2018
The modern, coliseum-sized Birmingham Arena was draped with the advertising slogans of a number of familiar brands.

— vlad savov, The Verge, "Going to an e-sport event is like traveling back to the time when people followed sports for the sport," 30 May 2018
True: Meghan got Ivory Dish Soap to change their slogan.

— alex warner, Marie Claire, "Fact-Checking Lifetime's 'Harry and Meghan: A Royal Romance'," 14 May 2018
Gunmen stormed the theater, shouting religious slogans and opened fire on the concert goers.

— michael kiefer, azcentral, "Paris terrorist attacks didn't crush the spirit of the 11th Arrondissement," 10 May 2018
The trend also includes motivating workers with Soviet-style slogans venerating the pleasures of work.

— erin griffith, WIRED, "Sociologists Examine Hackathons and See Exploitation," 20 Mar. 2018
The entire border riots are conducted under the slogan of the ‘march of return.’ What is the return?

— loveday morris, Washington Post, "Israel’s use of fatal fire in Gaza: Excessive force or justified mob control?," 16 May 2018

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Origin and Etymology of slogan

alteration of earlier slogorn, from Scottish Gaelic sluagh-ghairm, from sluagh army, host + gairm cry

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First Known Use: 1513

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slogan Synonyms

Synonyms

banner, catchphrase, cry, shibboleth, tagline, watchword;

Related Words

expression, idiom;

catchword, cliché (also cliche);

maxim, motto;

battle cry, war cry;

Other Business Terms

amortize, caveat emptor, clearinghouse, divest, due diligence, emolument, green-collar, marque, overhead, perquisite

SLOGAN Defined for English Language Learners

slogan

noun

: a word or phrase that is easy to remember and is used by a group or business to attract attention

SLOGAN Defined for Kids

slogan

noun slo·gan \ ˈslō-gən \

: a word or phrase used by a party, a group, or a business to attract attention

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