Epithet | Mean of epithet in English Dictionary

/ˈɛpəˌθɛt/

• Noun
• a word or phrase that describes a person or thing
1. His charitable works have earned him the epithet “Mr. Philanthropy.”
• an offensive word or name that is used as a way of abusing or insulting someone
1. Many were offended by her use of racial epithets.
2. a group of angry people hurling epithets at one another