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Definition of nick_name

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1. nickname [ v ] give a nickname to

Used in print:

(Lilian Pompian, "Tooth-Straightening Today"...)

The youngsters in the boys ' class had nicknamed Dick `` Bugs_Bunny '' because his teeth protruded .

Synonyms dub nickname Related Terms name

2. nickname [ n ] a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
Examples: "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph" "Henry's nickname was Slim"

Used in print:

(Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)

Because of this he was known_as Gimpy ( but , as with Capone and his nickname of Scarface , never in his presence ) .

Synonyms nickname sobriquet cognomen soubriquet moniker Related Terms appellation dub

3. nickname [ n ] a descriptive name for a place or thing
Examples: "the nickname for the U.S. Constitution is `Old Ironsides'"

Synonyms nickname Related Terms name

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