tag line

plural tag lines

1. alternativeAlternative spelling of tagline.
2. Synonym of dialogue tag.

   The tag line tells who is speaking.

   2012, Spectrum, Writing, Grade 6

   2 more examples

   The tag line is the part of the dialogue that indicates the “he said” or “she said.”

   2003, Christine Boardman Moen, Sensational Sentences

   “That shade of green makes you look like a zucchini,” Alana said rudely (“said rudely” is the adverbial tag line).

   2010, Ellen Potter with Anne Mazer, Spilling Ink: A Young Writer's Handbook

   Synonyms: dialogue tag