catchword

Example Sentences

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“Finlandization,” in fact, became a catchword during the Cold War for a small nation carefully moderating its security policies so as not to anger a larger, hostile neighbor.

From Washington Times • Apr. 13, 2022

A shibboleth is a catchword or slogan identifying a particular group.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2019

I think a lot of people are jumping onto it as a catchword and making people think they have a “gee-wiz” material, like this glasses company I saw saying they have graphene in the glasses.

From The Verge • Jan. 24, 2018

“Watergate” was a catchword for a multitude of government and political sins.

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2014

We are far from saying that the merriment in these cases is acute, but we contend that this kind of pleasantry is at the bottom of every phrase or catchword obtaining universal acceptance.

From A Cursory History of Swearing by Sharman, Julian