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noun

ˈnik-ˌnām

Definition of nickname

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

Noun

Regardless of a brand’s intent, sneakerheads love to coin unofficial nicknames for sneakers and often do so with monikers derived from pop-culture. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026 Capcom also uncovered evidence that the hacker accessed the date of birth, gender, country/region, and nickname for 43 records. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026

Verb

Lunar Outpost's rover, nicknamed Pegasus, is lighter and can travel about three mph faster. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 27 May 2026 The whale, affectionately nicknamed Timmy, was rescued and subsequently stranded several times during his stint in the public eye. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for nickname

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nickname

Noun

The company has tapped Wilson — best known by his professional moniker ThankYouX — to serve as its first artist in residence.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026
Atkins next formed his own record label, Metroplex, as well as began recording under the moniker Model 500.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of moniker

Noun

In the lawsuit, the family also claimed that an Oaks Christian School teacher accused their son of lying about the harassment after a student called him a racial epithet inside a classroom.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
The American Civil Liberties Union sued in February, alleging officers hurled racial epithets, acted violently, and largely withheld food, water, bathrooms and medical care.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of epithet

Noun

Soon after, Lewis adopted Risk, who took his surname, at age 21, according to friends and a blurb in the younger Lewis’ funeral program.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Like other Tigrayans quoted in this story, he is being referred to only by his surname for fear of retaliation by armed groups.

— Siyanne Mekonnen, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of surname

Verb

In some cases, police and lawyers inflict further harm by misgendering and misnaming victims.

— Kristin Lam, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2019
In some editions, a story that began on the cover about the central SoMa development lawsuit settlement misnamed a nonprofit developer hoping to build affordable housing in South of Market.

— SFChronicle.com, SFChronicle.com, 1 Oct. 2019

Definition of misname

Verb

Idaho law does not specify which direction folks walking on the shoulder must face — or which side of the road they’re supposed to be on.

— Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2026
Although Breslin’s proposal doesn’t specify the multi-family units as apartments rather than for-purchase condos, the building design is consistent with modern apartment buildings.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of specify

Verb

The title obviously denotes your look onstage rocking the tejana.

— Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
The downtrend channel that took hold in December 2024 has come into secular support from the monthly cloud model, denoted by the shading on the chart.

— Katie Stockton, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026

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