name tag
- noun
- /neɪm tæɡ/
- Wear your uniform with your name tag.
- students wear name tags
And then Monica and I had these name tags that said podcaster on it.
- And then Monica and I had these name tags that said podcaster on it.
- And captain looks at me and looks at my name tag and looks down at some paperwork.
- Like you put a shirt on, put a name tag on, go to hospital.
- If you had the teacher name tag that says like my name is, that would be great.
- They are on your name tag, so you will see an ABCD on your name tag and those represent the rooms of your concurrent session.
- And what we do is the, the crescendo of this experience this, that afternoon is people slap like up to six different name tags on their chest.
- And I think, yeah, the name tag Nancy Roman goes here.
- No I didn't, but I would put random name tags on the ashes.
- Turn in your name tag and hand over your sex capsules.
Examples
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Wear a brightly colored musical name tag with your name on it.
Academic text (1993) -
At the conference, everyone was required to wear a name tag for easy identification.
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I got a little name tag and we're walking in right now.
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You wear a name tag at work.
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Do you see my name tag?
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You have a name tag, it's official.
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Can I have a name tag?
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I saw somebody a few minutes ago with an IBM name tag on.
Academic text (1993) -
Each "office" includes a computer workstation and a name tag with the employee's name and job title.
Academic text (2003) -
You're still wearing your name tag and your uniform, so...
Synonyms
A small piece of paper or plastic attached to something to show information
A badge worn to show who a person is in a workplace
A card like a badge that shows who you are and proves your age or job
How Identifying
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a small label displaying the name' is directly and compositionally derived from 'name' (word identifying someone) + 'tag' (small label). This noun-noun compound follows a transparent, cross-linguistic labeling pattern in English, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Name tag is a compound noun for a small label or badge with your name that you pin or stick to your clothes at events. Because the tag makes it easy for others to 'identify' you, it means a badge worn to show who someone is.