Strapline
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A secondary heading or headline, especially one printed above another.
- 2 a secondary heading, especially one printed above another. wordnet
- 3 A memorable slogan attached to a commercial brand. British
"On Tuesday, Buzzfeed published a long piece by Reggie Ugwu, looking at how a variant of instrumental electronic music had become the favoured soundtrack of the “alt-right”, the US-based far-right movement. Within hours, a website whose strapline declares it is “destroying Jewish tyranny” had picked up on the piece."
Example
More examples"On Tuesday, Buzzfeed published a long piece by Reggie Ugwu, looking at how a variant of instrumental electronic music had become the favoured soundtrack of the “alt-right”, the US-based far-right movement. Within hours, a website whose strapline declares it is “destroying Jewish tyranny” had picked up on the piece."
Etymology
From strap + line.