nickname
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1.1
- noun
- /ˈnɪkˌneɪm/
- Informal
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apodo
- That is where he got his nickname.
- give a nickname
- earn a nickname
- use a nickname
All right tear talk, best sports, nicknames of all time.
- All right tear talk, best sports, nicknames of all time.
- So much so that the hangman's noose got a new nickname, Stolipin's necktie.
- You know George Washington, his nickname among the Iroquois was Town Destroyer.
- So it is possible that weird might be his nickname for Donald Trump.
- Which, fun fact, Twix was my nickname as a camp counselor.
- She brought up the weighty Katy nickname, which is so mean.
- And this was the fight that earned Connor the nickname Mystic Mac.
- Charlie, I see he is on nickname levels with you.
Examples
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In all probability, "Sir Spider" was a nickname he'd picked up at school.
Fiction book (1990) -
And this was the fight that earned Connor the nickname Mystic Mac.
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Which was also my nickname in high school.
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You know they already have a nickname for you?
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It's just a nickname from where I used to work.
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Well, I mean, it's not my real name, it's my nickname.
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My father always referred to him by his nickname "Swifty," which added to the legend.
Academic text (1990) -
Which, fun fact, Twix was my nickname as a camp counselor.
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His effective use of the garbage toss move earned him the nickname, "The Garbage Man."
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Everyone called him by his nickname, which was 'The Wizard', because of his amazing skills in chess.
Synonyms
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7.4
A name or nickname people use for someone
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2.1
A special short name people use for someone they care about
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9.5
A nickname people use that often describes how a person is
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9.9
A friendly name used instead of a person's real name
A familiar name used instead of someone's real name
A familiar name people use for someone, often a short friendly form of their given name
Compounds
How Informal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nickname began as the old phrase eke-name, where eke meant 'also' or 'additional', so eke-name was an 'additional name'. Over time people changed how they split the words and it became nickname, which is why a nickname is a familiar or extra name for someone or something.