as in moniker
a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual
his wavy hair earned him the nickname "Curly" early in life
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Recent Examples of nickname
Parents,
21 June 2026
The nickname Tartan Army was coined by British sports journalists in the 1970s to describe the massive traveling support of the Scotland national football team.
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Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
6 Apr. 2026
For several years now, The Rookie fans have been enthralled by the slow-burn romance between show’s most popular couple, Tim Bradford (Eric Winter) and Lucy Chen (Melissa O’Neil), nickname Chenford.
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Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2026
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Jude was a nickname for John Lennon's son Julian.
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Parents,
21 June 2026
The nickname Tartan Army was coined by British sports journalists in the 1970s to describe the massive traveling support of the Scotland national football team.
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Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
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The first two videos showed the Duchess of Sussex feeding the chickens and collecting eggs at what appeared to be her family's California home, where their chicken coop is nicknamed Archie's Chick Inn.
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Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
6 Apr. 2026
For several years now, The Rookie fans have been enthralled by the slow-burn romance between show’s most popular couple, Tim Bradford (Eric Winter) and Lucy Chen (Melissa O’Neil), nickname Chenford.
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Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2026
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Which let’s be honest, was the way cooler moniker.
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The animator, who goes under the moniker of VivziePop on YouTube and Vivziebizzie on Instagram, is best known for her shows Hazbin Hotel and spin-off Helluva Boss.
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To legally rename a street would require approval from the City Council.
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Beth and Rip rename the ranch in honor of her father John Dutton.
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The epithet is not a concession (the database of Trumpian apologies has yet to receive any inputs).
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Tape recordings played during the case also showed Fuhrman had used a racial epithet despite his testimony claiming to never have done so.
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Nearly every major polling outfit miscalled the 2016 Presidential race.
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And while all the children have now cut ties with Brad Pitt, Pax, now 23, remains the only one still in contact with his paternal relatives and who has kept his double surname.
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Their investigation eventually led them to a man identified by his surname, Guo, who reportedly lived alone.
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In some cases, police and lawyers inflict further harm by misgendering and misnaming victims.
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In the course of the initiative, Nigel Jeffries, MOLA’s ceramics specialist, has come to believe that witch bottles may have not only been miscategorized but misnamed: these bottles were likely medical objects, rather than magical ones.
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Ablakwa did not specify the specific types of artifacts, nor where they are currently being held.
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There is no difference specified under the law.
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In a scene shot backstage at a Pod Meets World live show, Friedle showed that Savage hadn't responded to a text from Friedle since April 2020, and his iMessages switched from blue to green, potentially denoting a block.
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Eos, the goddess of dawn, functions as a poetic device denoting the passage of time.
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“Nickname.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nickname. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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