catchword
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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
Bankers have already coined a new catchword for such small firms: “kiosks,” as opposed to the somewhat larger “boutiques,” like Moelis & Company founded by Kenneth D. Moelis, which went public this week.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2014
They are a happy crowd, and roar jest and catchword to the passengers on the crossing ferries.
From Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war by David W. (David William) Bone
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