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nickname

[ nik-neym ]

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.â€

  2. a familiar form of a proper name, as Jim for James and Peg for Margaret.


verb (used with object)

nicknamed, nicknaming.
  1. to give a nickname to (a person, town, etc.); call by a nickname.
  2. Archaic. to call by an incorrect or improper name; misname.

nickname

/ ˈ²Ôɪ°ìËŒ²Ô±ðɪ³¾ /

noun

  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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to call by a nickname; give a nickname to
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²Ô¾±³¦°ìn²¹³¾î€…e°ù noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·²Ô¾±³¦°ìn²¹³¾±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of nickname1

1400–50; late Middle English nekename, for ekename (the phrase an ekename being taken as a nekename ). See eke 2, name; newt
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of nickname1

C15 a nekename, mistaken division of an ekename an additional name, from eke addition + name
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The ex-Laker centers who used the ‘Superman’ nickname are beefing again.

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The team at Will Rogers nicknamed the smaller machine “Pork Roll,†after the processed meat popular in the Garden State.

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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.

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Augusta, nicknamed 'The Garden City' because of its natural greenery, felt its mighty force.

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Augusta National announced Monday that Woods will lead the design of a short course as part of the redevelopment of Augusta Municipal Golf Course, nicknamed “The Patch.â€

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