Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strapline

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: strapline
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A secondary heading or headline, especially one printed above another.

noun

A memorable slogan attached to a commercial brand.

British usage

Example Sentences

"On Tuesday, Buzzfeed published a long piece by Reggie Ugwu, looking at how a variant of instrumental electronic music had become the favoured soundtrack of the “alt-right”, the US-based far-right movement. Within hours, a website whose strapline declares it is “destroying Jewish tyranny” had picked up on the piece."

Etymology

From strap + line.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

straplines (plural) strap line (alternative)

Derived Forms

straplined

Frequently Paired Words

deck subheadline tagline

Synonyms

tagline

Questions

What does strapline mean?: A secondary heading or headline, especially one printed above another.
Where does strapline come from?: From strap + line.

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