Strapline

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A secondary heading or headline, especially one printed above another.
  2. 2
    a secondary heading, especially one printed above another. wordnet
  3. 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."

Synonyms

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sloganstraptagline

Example

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"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.

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