spotnaam — meaning in English
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English meaning
- byword noun A well-known saying or phrase that people repeat often.
Senses
spotnaam is used for these senses in English:
- byword Someone or something that stands as an example (i.e. metonymically) for something else, by having some of that something's characteristic traits.
byword — full definition
- noun A well-known saying or phrase that people repeat often.
- noun A word or phrase strongly linked with one particular person or group.
- noun A person or thing so typical of a quality that it comes to stand for that quality.
- noun Someone or something widely known for being bad, and often mocked because of it.
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