bywords

/B AY1 W ER0 D Z/
noun
  1. 1

    A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.

  2. 2

    A characteristic word or expression; a word or phrase associated with a person or group.

  3. 3

    Someone or something that stands as an example (i.e. metonymically) for something else, by having some of that something's characteristic traits.

  4. 4

    An object of notoriety or contempt, scorn or derision.

  5. 5

    A nickname or epithet.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/byword, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bywords