Nickname (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a name added to or substituted for the proper name of a person, place, etc., as in affection, ridicule, or familiarity: He has always loathed his nickname of “Whizzer.”
  2. a familiar form of a proper name, as Jim for James and Peg for Margaret.
verb (used with object), nick·named, nick·nam·ing.
  1. to give a nickname to (a person, town, etc.); call by a nickname.
  2. to call by an incorrect or improper name; misname.
noun
  1. a familiar, pet, or derisory name given to a person, animal, or place
  2. a shortened or familiar form of a person's name
verb
  1. to call by a nickname; give a nickname to
Nickname (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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