synecdoche 

A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole, or vice versa, as in "Washington WINS!!!"

It should be made clear that "Washington" in this regard is a synecdoche for "Wahington Capitals Lacross Team".

synecdoche by talk2me-JCH2 June 16, 2021

synecdoche 

a stuffy college professor word that describes when you use part of an object to refer to the whole object. If you call you gun a "nine," or refer to a guy who is mean as a "dick," thats synecodche. Like most college professor words, it is originally greek, transferred into Latin and then imported into english.

"Man I can't go out tonight. I got no wheels"

(since he says "wheels" but means "car," this is synecdoche.)

synecdoche by cosmo July 20, 2004

synecdouche 

Someone who uses rhetorical terms (such as synecdoche) frequently, pompously, and/or incorrectly.

Betty: Do you really love me?!
Tom: Is that a rhetorical question?
Adam: Dude, he says that every time. What a synecdouche.

synecdouche by pigeonmeister February 20, 2011

synecdouche 

A play on the word synecdoche, a term denoting a part of something is used to refer to the whole thing.

Mark is such a synecdouche.

synecdouche by deadloque March 9, 2009

synecdouche 

Someone whose douchey behavior is symbolic of a larger douchiness problem in society.

Donald Trump is the epitome of a synecdouche.

synecdouche by Mr. Dalek June 28, 2016