tagline

See also: tag line

English

Alternative forms

• tag line

Etymology

From tag +‎ line.

Noun

tagline (plural taglines)

1. The punch line of a joke.
2. (marketing) An advertising slogan.

   Synonym: strapline

   • 2022 August 22, Alexander Clapp, “The Rot at the Heart of Greece Is Now Clear for Everyone to See”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Microsoft, Pfizer and JP Morgan Chase have set up offices in the country, a streamlined visa program has incentivized thousands of digital nomads to relocate to Athens, and a relentless tourism push — “You will want to stay forever!” runs the tagline — has lured a record number of Americans to the Aegean this summer.

3. (computing) A pithy quotation habitually appended to a signature in email, newsgroups, etc.
4. A line attached to a draft of cargo or a container to provide control and minimize pendulation of cargo during lifting operations.
5. A light rope attached to an object being hoisted by a crane, used to guide it while lifting or lowering.
6. (journalism, dated) Synonym of subheadline.

Translations

punch line

• German: Pointe (de) f, Witz der Geschichte m
• Italian: battuta finale (it) f

slogan

• German: Slogan (de) m, Claim (de) m
• Italian: slogan (it) m

appended quotation

• Italian: motto (it) m, citazione (it) m

See also

• snowclone
• slogan

Verb

tagline (third-person singular simple present taglines, present participle taglining, simple past and past participle taglined)

1. (transitive) To supply with an advertising slogan; to market as.

Translations

to market as

Anagrams

• atingle, elating, gelatin, genital, langite