tagline

noun

tag·​line ˈtag-ˌlīn How to pronounce tagline (audio)
1
: a reiterated phrase identified with an individual, group, or product : slogan
2
: a final line (as in a play or joke)
especially : one that serves to clarify a point or create a dramatic effect

Examples of tagline in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Two All-Star point guards on the floor was one too many, so Westbrook volunteered to move to the bench, a move that brought the season’s tagline: sacrifice. Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 19 Apr. 2024 To make this work, artists will often choose to promote a specific section of a song, usually a short, catchy hook containing a lyrical tagline that others can deeply relate to. Howard Murphy, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2024 The new aesthetic is designed to target younger consumers and families, with bold graphics, bright colors and cheeky taglines. Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024 Check out their taglines and bios before the new season premières on Bravo, later this month! Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024 Its tagline, #AssumeICan, is being used by people with Down Syndrome to show that many of the assumptions about their drive and abilities are just that … assumptions. Aj Willingham, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024 Their maxims and marketing taglines circled a single objective: disrupting the traditional landlord-tenant relationship. Mya Frazier, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024 Hanson is on the celebrity shoutout website Cameo and often receives requests to include the witching hour tagline in his messages. Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024 In its 10-K filing Feb. 27 with the SEC, TKO revealed two dozen additional names and taglines — previously the property of WWE — that are now in Johnson’s control. Todd Spangler, Variety, 29 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of tagline was in 1926

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“Tagline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tagline. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

tag line

noun
: a final line (as in a joke)
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