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slogan

slogan

noun sloh-GAHN Rare

Origin: Scottish Gaelic sluagh-ghairm (battle cry)

Usage Note

Slogan is a direct borrowing used the same way as in English, for advertising or political catchphrases. The plural is slogans. It is commonly used in phrases like un slogan publicitaire (an advertising slogan) or scander un slogan (to chant a slogan).

Examples

"La foule scandait le même slogan."

Natural Translation

The crowd was chanting the same slogan.

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