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nickname
[ nik-neym ]
noun
- a name added to or substituted for the proper name of a person, place, etc., as in affection, ridicule, or familiarity:
He has always loathed his nickname of “Whizzer.”
- a familiar form of a proper name, as Jim for James and Peg for Margaret.
verb (used with object)
- to give a nickname to (a person, town, etc.); call by a nickname.
- Archaic. to call by an incorrect or improper name; misname.
nickname
/ ˈɪˌԱɪ /
noun
- a familiar, pet, or derisory name given to a person, animal, or place
his nickname was Lefty because he was left-handed
- a shortened or familiar form of a person's name
Joe is a nickname for Joseph
verb
- tr to call by a nickname; give a nickname to
Other 51Թ Forms
- Ծne noun
- ܲ·Ծn adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of nickname1
Example Sentences
In announcing Salah's new deal, Liverpool posted a picture of the player - who is nicknamed the 'Egyptian King' - sat on a throne on the Anfield pitch with the caption 'more in than out'.
The ex-Laker centers who used the ‘Superman’ nickname are beefing again.
The team at Will Rogers nicknamed the smaller machine “Pork Roll,” after the processed meat popular in the Garden State.
There was technically nothing sacred about a place like Amvets, or my hometown, really — which in my day was overrun by lifted trucks and affectionately nicknamed Tweaker City.
Augusta, nicknamed 'The Garden City' because of its natural greenery, felt its mighty force.
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