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Meaning of 'nickname' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Nickname [ n.]
- A name given in contempt, derision, or sportive familiarity; a familiar or an opprobrious appellation.
2 . Nickname [ v. t.]
- To give a nickname to; to call by a nickname.

Meaning of 'nickname' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . nickname [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
Example in sentence:
  • Henry's nickname was Slim;
  • Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph
Meaning (2):
- a descriptive name for a place or thing
Example in sentence:
  • the nickname for the U.S. Constitution is `Old Ironsides'

Nearby Words:

nicagua nicaragua wood niccolite nice nicely nicene niceness nicery niceties nicety

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