household word
a familiar name, phrase, saying, etc.; byword: The advertising campaign is designed to make this new product a household word.
Origin of household word
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How to use household word in a sentence
ROME, Italy — Long before Ebola was a household word and a global crisis, West Africa was a daunting place.
What’s Worse Than Ebola in West Africa? Almost Everything | Barbie Latza Nadeau | October 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere is a rich publisher—his name is a household word—and you saw how he touched me on the shoulder.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton SinclairWagner is now a household word among them, where once Rossini was the object of fashionable admiration.
Spanish Life in Town and Country | L. Higgin and Eugne E. StreetHad the war lasted a few months longer their fame would have been a household word.
Was General Thomas Slow at Nashville? | Henry V. BoyntonIn France as well as in England the name Sims is a household word, and if he chose he might be feted every day of the week.
A Traveller in War-Time | Winston Churchill
Throughout the United States there was pride and rejoicing, and Dewey became a household word.
The Hero of Manila | Rossiter Johnson
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