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With each new book about the Bush White House, another new nickname is added to the charm bracelet, another round of teasing entered into the record.
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American Heritage Dictionary (4)
- noun A descriptive name added to or replacing the actual name of a person, place, or thing.
- noun A familiar or shortened form of a proper name.
- transitive verb To give a nickname to.
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With each new book about the Bush White House, another new nickname is added to the charm bracelet, another round of teasing entered into the record.
— How Bush Stacks Up -
So, yeah, Squinty came to Cracktown ... his nickname is going to be Squinty, because he kinda is ... and yeah.
— And I Can Take Comfort In The Fact That I'm Not As Desperate As My Beloved Curly Sue -
His nickname is Spanish for "cinnamon blond" because of his red hair and light skin color.
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a nickname is a minor injury that wards off more serious harm.
— VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIX No 1 -
On her new album, Dignity, Duff has a song entitled “Gypsy Woman,” which allegedly takes a swipe at Nicole, whose nickname is apparently Gypsy: “Talks with a grin cause she’s got no shame/Enjoyed the fame, bringin’ down the family name.”
— Nancy Jo Sales on Tabloid Boys
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American Heritage Dictionary (1)
- Middle English neke name, from a neke name, alteration of an eke name : eke, addition (from Old English ēaca; see aug- in Indo-European roots) + name, name; see name.
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/ (nĭkˈnāmˌ)/
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