nickname

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/ˈnɪkneɪm/

noun 2verb 1

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(noun.)

VERB + NICKNAME

give sb

acquire, get

Her younger brother acquired the nickname "Speedy" because he always runs everywhere.

earn (sb)

live up to

The new goalkeeper has really lived up to his nickname as "The Wall" this season.

NICKNAME + VERB

stick

My friends gave me the nickname "Speedy" in college, and it has stuck ever since.

PREP

~ for

My friends have always used "Shorty" as a nickname for me because I'm the smallest in the group.

PHRASES

hence her/his nickname

She always told jokes at parties, hence her nickname Giggles.

Definitions

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.

"The Big Apple" is a common nickname for New York City.

[…] Plato, who was named Aristocles after his grandfather, but received from his gymnastic master the nickname Πλάτων (from πλάτυς, broad), which practically superseded his real name.

A familiar, shortened or diminutive name for a person or thing.

My name is Jonathan, but I go by my nickname, Johnny.

verb

To give a nickname to (a person or thing).

Gerald, nicknamed "Jerry", was usually a very cheerful person.

He was nicknamed Chemical Ali by Iraqi Kurds, who also called him the Butcher of Kurdistan

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Synonyms

noun — a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a

moniker
cognomen
sobriquet
soubriquet
byname

verb — give a nickname to

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Example Bank

"The Big Apple" is a common nickname for New York City.

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[…] Plato, who was named Aristocles after his grandfather, but received from his gymnastic master the nickname Πλάτων (from πλάτυς, broad), which practically superseded his real name.

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He excelled with the arbalest steel crossbow, winning the nickname the Arbalestier and joined Bahriyya regiment, the crack soldiers who defeated the Crusaders and became known as the Turkish Lions and

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Gerald, nicknamed "Jerry", was usually a very cheerful person.

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He was nicknamed Chemical Ali by Iraqi Kurds, who also called him the Butcher of Kurdistan

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Chance is a nickname for Providence.

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