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counterslogan

counterslogan noun: a slogan created to oppose another slogan.

Noun

counterslogan (plural counterslogans)

  1. A slogan created to oppose another slogan.
    • His rallying cry inspired the partisan crowd, but Truman supporters reminded voters of Lincoln’s admonition when running for re-election in 1864 — not to “swap horses while crossing the river” — which could not be overcome by the Republican counterslogan “Change horses or drown!”2008 January 27, William Safire, “Change Machine”, in New York Times

Forms of counterslogan

pluralcounterslogans

Origin of counterslogan

From counter- + slogan.

Questions about counterslogan

What does counterslogan mean?
Counterslogan means a slogan created to oppose another slogan.
What part of speech is counterslogan?
Counterslogan is a noun.
What is the plural of counterslogan?
The plural of counterslogan is counterslogans.

Words near counterslogan in the dictionary

  1. countersink
  2. countersinker
  3. countersinkers
  4. countersinking
  5. countersinks
  6. counterslogan
  7. counterslogans
  8. counterslope
  9. countersloped
  10. counterslopes
  11. countersloping

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