epithet

nouns

a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
epithet, name
descriptive word or phrase
epithet
is a type of (narrower)
a graphic or vivid verbal description
"too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters"
characterisation, characterization, delineation, depiction, picture, word picture, word-painting