household word

noun

a familiar name, phrase, saying, etc.; byword: The advertising campaign is designed to make this new product a household word.

Origin of household word

First recorded in 1590–1600

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

People will be grateful not to leave your home feeling sluggish and heavy, the way most of us have been feeling since covid became a household word.
How to host a post-vaccine dinner party: Menu, tips, recipes and more | Adam Roberts | June 4, 2021 | Washington Post
ROME, Italy — Long before Ebola was a household word and a global crisis, West Africa was a daunting place.
What’s Worse Than Ebola in West Africa? Almost Everything | Barbie Latza Nadeau | October 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
There is a rich publisher—his name is a household word—and you saw how he touched me on the shoulder.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton Sinclair
Wagner is now a household word among them, where once Rossini was the object of fashionable admiration.
Spanish Life in Town and Country | L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street
Had the war lasted a few months longer their fame would have been a household word.
Was General Thomas Slow at Nashville? | Henry V. Boynton

In France as well as in England the name Sims is a household word, and if he chose he might be feted every day of the week.
A Traveller in War-Time | Winston Churchill
Throughout the United States there was pride and rejoicing, and Dewey became a household word.
The Hero of Manila | Rossiter Johnson

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