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This tag is for questions seeking a word that fits a meaning. Please demonstrate why you expect the word to exist in English. For example you could tell us a word that means the same in another language. Please use a bilingual dictionary and include the result of your research. Please include a sample sentence demonstrating how the word would be used. If you actually seek a phrase, or don't care, see the "phrase-request" tag.

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What would you call the paper you work out your math on?

In exams at school, we always called it "rough paper", meaning paper that was used only for working out calculations etc. and to be thrown away afterwards. We could also have called it "scrap paper". …
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a generic way to refer to a word or an expression?

From the wording of your question it sounds like you're looking for something not too formal, and broad enough to cover words, phrases and idioms. In this case, I would simply say vocabulary item. It …
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A word for the machine that tells a news reader what to say (using scrolling subtitles)

In British English, we call that the autocue. autocue: A device which projects an enlarged image of a script on to a clear glass screen in front of a person speaking on television or in public, so en …
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A footballer who doesn't pass the ball

You could say he is hogging the ball. hog verb (hogs, hogging, hogged) [with object] informal Take or use most or all of (something) in an unfair or selfish way: he never hogged the …
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What do you call a subcategory of a subcategory

Informally, a lot of people will use the word/phrase subsubcategory (or sub-sub-category). I would advise against using it in formal writing (for formal writing use further subcategory as @Chenmunka …
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