byword
noun
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handle, precept, aphorism, slogan, gnome, nickname, dictum, epithet, maxim, axiom, catchword, adage, proverb, shibboleth, saw, motto, catchphrase, apophthegmExamples from the Web for byword
Contemporary Examples of byword
It was a ghastly tragedy that rattled a nation and became a byword for anti-Semitism in France.
At a time when “right to work” has become a byword for union-busting, this is radical indeed.
Syndicated columnist Dan Savage even campaigned to turn “santorum” into a byword for sexual waste as revenge.
By Leo Mirani Drones have a terrible reputation, mostly because they have become a byword for death and destruction.
Historical Examples of byword
I've heard him say 'All's well' over and over again; 'twas a kind of byword with him.
Kent Knowles: QuahaugJoseph C. Lincoln
We have heard of your good fortune on the seas—how your luck has passed into a byword.
Captain BloodRafael Sabatini
In this respect we are a byword among the peoples of the world.
England and GermanyEmile Joseph Dillon
"Go to beat the Dutch" became a byword which has persisted to this day.
Virginia Under Charles I And Cromwell, 1625-1660Wilcomb E. Washburn
They will hunt him out of the village, they will refuse him food, they will make him a byword, a scorn.
The Soul of a PeopleH. Fielding