sloggorne

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A form of slogan — A distinctive phrase of a person or group of people (such as a movement or political party); a motto.

OriginScottish Gaelic sluagh-ghairm ← Old Irish gairm ← Proto-Celtic *garsman →
First used 16th–17th c.Scrabble 11
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Meanings

nounsloggorne (plural sloggornes)

plural sloggornes

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of slogan (“a battle cry among the ancient Irish or highlanders of Scotland”).First known use 16th–17th c.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*slowgʰos
  2. Proto-Celtic*slougos
  3. Old Irishslóg
  4. Middle Irishslúag
  5. Scottish Gaelicsluagh
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵeh₂r-
  7. Proto-Celtic*garsman
  8. Old Irishgairm
  9. Scottish Gaelicgairm
  10. Scottish Gaelicsluagh-ghairm
  11. Englishsloggorne

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic sluagh-ghairm.

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APA

sloggorne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sloggorne

MLA

“sloggorne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sloggorne. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sloggorne,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sloggorne.

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