nom de clavier
- noun
- /nɒm də klɑːˈvjeɪ/
- Jargon
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seudónimo
- Many gamers create a unique nom de clavier to keep their real identity private.
Examples
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She chose the nom de clavier 'GamerGirl123'.
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Her fans only know her by her nom de clavier on social media.
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He experimented with several noms de clavier before settling on his favourite.
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Many players use a nom de clavier for anonymity.
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Her fans only know her by her nom de clavier on social media.
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Many gamers create a unique nom de clavier to keep their real identity private.
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She chose the nom de clavier 'GamerGirl123'.
Synonyms
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7.7
A name a writer or singer uses instead of their real name
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8.2
A name an author uses instead of their real name
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9.9
A fake name someone uses to hide their real name
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9.9
A secret name used to hide a person's identity or a project's purpose
A name a player uses in a video game
A character a person plays as in video games that is different from their real life
How Public
Surface Forms
Morphology
nom + de + clavier
The literal constituents (nom = name, de = of, clavier = keyboard) translate to something like 'name of the keyboard,' which can plausibly be mapped onto an online or keyboard-related alias (i.e. a username), so there is a recognisable compositional link. However, it relies on knowledge of French phrasing and a metaphorical shift from 'keyboard' to 'online identity,' so the exact meaning is not fully predictable for an average B1 learner who merely knows the parts.
Etymology
The phrase nom de clavier literally pairs the words nom and clavier, meaning 'name' and 'keyboard', so it creates the picture of a name you type on a keyboard. Because of that picture, the phrase came to mean a chosen online 'username' or 'identity' people use instead of their real name.