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+ ==Etymology==
+ First recorded in 1513 as ''slogorne'', in Gavin Douglas,^(MW Collegiate)^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) [[bor|gd|sluagh-ghairm|t=battle cry]],^(OED 1989)^(MW Collegiate) from ''sluagh'' “army, host” + ''gairm'' “cry, shout”.^(OED 1989)^(MW Collegiate)
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+ It was the battle cry of Scottish Highland or Irish clans;^(Etymonline) the sense “distinctive phrase used by a political or other group” is attested from 1704.^(Etymonline)
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+ ==References==
+ {{reflist}}