byword (n.)
- adage
- ana
- analects
- aphorism
- apophthegm
- apothegm
- appellation
- appellative
- axiom
- butt
- byname
- catchword
- cliche
- cognomen
- cry
- denomination
- derision
- designation
- dictate
- dictum
- disgrace
- distich
- dupe
- epigram
- epithet
- eponym
- expression
- fool
- game
- gnome
- goat
- handle
- honorific
- humiliation
- hyponym
- jest
- joke
- label
- laughingstock
- maxim
- mockery
- moniker
- monkey
- moral
- mot
- motto
- name
- namesake
- nomen
- oracle
- parable
- phrase
- precept
- prescript
- proverb
- proverbs
- reproach
- saw
- saying
- scandal
- sentence
- shame
- shibboleth
- slogan
- sobriquet
- stock
- style
- sutra
- tag
- target
- teaching
- text
- title
- toy
- verse
- victim
- watchword
- wisdom
- witticism
- word
A proverb and a byword.