I ran across this etymological gem during work today. It's too delicious not to share:

Word: slogan
ETYMOLOGY:
Alteration of Scots slogorne, battle cry, from Gaelic sluagh-ghairm : sluagh, host + gairm, shout

Don't ask me why, but there's something very satisfying to me about a business slogan deriving from a clan battle cry.

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