as in epithet
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
Zhe Zhang, Harvard Business Review, 31 Oct. 2024
Chalet opened in February 2022 in an old fire station, hence the new Tinker Coffee Co. outpost's nickname.
—Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Oct. 2024
Brett Berk, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2024
The Port of Los Angeles — nicknamed America’s Port — serves as a vital gateway between Asia and the United States.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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Noun
His research interests lie in branding and marketing communications, with a focus on brand nicknames, nickname branding, and nicknaming in organizational communications.
—Zhe Zhang, Harvard Business Review, 31 Oct. 2024
Chalet opened in February 2022 in an old fire station, hence the new Tinker Coffee Co. outpost's nickname.
—Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
Christian Bale, Michael Caine, and others may have received top billing in the Dark Knight trilogy of Batman movies, but one uncredited star of the films was its Batmobile, nicknamed the Tumbler.
—Brett Berk, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2024
The Port of Los Angeles — nicknamed America’s Port — serves as a vital gateway between Asia and the United States.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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Today, the term is more often used as a negative epithet—but on her wise and poignant R&B album Heaux Tales, Jazmine Sullivan celebrates gossip’s emotional significance, showing the revelations and self-explorations that arise when women nurture community.Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
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Risqué language and colorful ethnics epithets flowed as liberally as the liquor, drawing the ire of a nearby diner who, while not nearly as famous, was at least as wealthy and possibly more influential.Lizz Schumer, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
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Regrettably, the catchy moniker has slinked into our vocabulary, and we are seemingly stuck with it.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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In fact, another beloved train also, confusingly, operates under the iconic moniker: the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express belongs to Belmond and travels occasionally through Italy.JD Shadel, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2024
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Her adoptive parents, Mary Carol and Robert Condor, renamed her Lana Therese Condor.Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 4 Nov. 2024
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In January 1945, the first of what was expected to be 1,000 to 1,500 German POWs were brought to what was renamed Camp Billy Mitchell.Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
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The suspect, a 62-year-old man identified only by his surname, Fan, was said to be upset by the division of property after his divorce.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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His surname is derived from Ar-Ramtha, a city on the northern edge of Jordan which grew prosperous through the illicit transit of goods in and out of the country.Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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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.Geoff Manaugh, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2019
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In some cases, police and lawyers inflict further harm by misgendering and misnaming victims.Kristin Lam, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2019
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However, the application does not specify where filming will take place in the Queen City.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
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The data doesn't specify voters' party affiliations.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Lines spoken in Mandarin appear white, while yellow denotes Yunnan dialect.Richard Kuipers, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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Even the word ‘hurricane’ comes from Huracán, a Taino and Mayan word denoting the god of wind.Farah Nibbs, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Nickname.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nickname. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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