nickname
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noun
1.
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.”
2.
a familiar form of a proper name, as Jim for James and Peg for Margaret.
verb (used with object)
3.
to give a nickname to (a person, town, etc.); call by a nickname.
4.
Archaic. to call by an incorrect or improper name; misname.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a familiar, pet, or derisory name given to a person, animal, or place: his nickname was Lefty because he was left-handed |
| 2. | a shortened or familiar form of a person's name: Joe is a nickname for Joseph |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) to call by a nickname; give a nickname to |
| [C15 a nekename, mistaken division of an ekename an additional name, from eke addition + | |
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Word Origin & History
nickname
1440, misdivision of ekename (c.1300), an eke name, lit. "an additional name," from O.E. eaca "an increase," related to eacian "to increase" (see eke).
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Example sentences
Writer mentions several criminals by name, nickname and/or alias.
The crowd at the restaurant cheered, whistled, and screamed out his nickname repeatedly.
One reason the headquarters deserve that nickname is for their filth and disarray.
The nickname describes not so much his demeanor as his ursine size and his habit of greeting friends with bear hugs.
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