nickname
IPA: nˈɪkneɪm
noun
- A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic.
- A familiar, shortened or diminutive name for a person or thing.
verb
- (transitive) To give a nickname to (a person or thing).
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Examples of "nickname" in Sentences
- Funny how the nickname is actually longer than the real name
- If I ever have a mother-in-law, I guess my nickname is the abnormal one.
- Has anyone else pointed out that your nickname is an anagram for Karl Rove?
- His nickname is Spanish for "cinnamon blond" because of his red hair and light skin color.
- Oshirina: This Japanese nickname is a word coined from "oshiri" (butt) and "Rina", the first name of actress/model Rina Akiyama.
- The Ecuadorean's nickname translates as "street dog", but Benitez's display was that of a striker intent on being top dog by the time McLeish uses Carson Yeung's cash to bolster Birmingham's squad.
- Plus, he says his nickname is short for "Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone" which is quite the opposite of what we see on the album cover, it must have been something misleading with it.
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