slo|gan

slo|gan
slo|gan «SLOH guhn», noun.
1. a word or phrase used by a business, club, political party, or the like, to advertise its purpose; motto: »

“Safety first” is our slogan. “Service with a smile” was the store's slogan.

2. a war cry; battle cry: »

Sound the fife and cry the slogan—Let pibroch shake the air (William E. Aytoun).

[< Scottish Gaelic sluagh-ghairm < sluagh army, host + gairm a cry]

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  • slo´gan|iz´er — slo|gan|ize «SLOH guh nyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to express or use as a slogan: »We must have the courage to experiment with ideas among ourselves and within each of us ideas which cannot be immediately sloganized or sold (Bulletin… …   Useful english dictionary

  • slo|gan|ize — «SLOH guh nyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to express or use as a slogan: »We must have the courage to experiment with ideas among ourselves and within each of us ideas which cannot be immediately sloganized or sold (Bulletin of Atomic… …   Useful english dictionary

  • slo|gan|eer|ing — «SLOH guh NIHR ihng», noun. the making up or use of slogans, as in advertising or political propaganda: »Some people seem to have accepted that epitome of simplified sloganeering that foreign aid is like “pouring money down a rathole” (Christian… …   Useful english dictionary

  • slo|gan|eer — «SLOH guh NIHR», noun, verb. –n. a person who makes up or uses slogans: »a sloganeer, a master of rhetoric and exhortation (New York Times). –v.i. to make up or use slogans. –v.t. = sloganize. (Cf. ↑sloganize) …   Useful english dictionary

  • slo|gan|i|za|tion — «SLOH guh nuh ZAY shuhn», noun. the act or process of sloganizing …   Useful english dictionary

  • slo·gan — /ˈsloʊgən/ noun, pl gans [count] : a word or phrase that is easy to remember and is used by a group or business to attract attention political/campaign slogans advertising/marketing slogans …   Useful english dictionary

  • slo·gan·eer·ing — /ˌsloʊgəˈnirıŋ/ noun [noncount] usually disapproving : the use of slogans in advertising or politics There s been too much sloganeering in this year s mayoral race …   Useful english dictionary

  • gan — alán·gan; al·lar·gan·do; an·or·gan·ic; ar·gan; ar·gan·ti·dae; ar·ro·gan·cy; bal·brig·gan; bal·lo·gan; ba·tan·gan; ber·gan; ber·gan·der; ber·ri·gan; bo·gan; bran·ni·gan; bro·gan; bu·gan; car·di·gan·shire; ca·yu·gan; chat·ta·noo·gan; cho·ro·te·gan; …   English syllables

  • slo — czech·o·slo·va·kia; slo·gan; slo·gan·ize; slo·ka; slo·vin·cian; czech·o·slo·vak; slo·gan·eer; slo·vak; slo·vene; …   English syllables

  • slogan — slo·gan …   English syllables

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