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[ verb ] give a nickname to

Synonyms

dub

Used in print

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

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

Related terms

name

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[ noun ] 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 ) .

Related terms

appellation dub

3
[ noun ] a descriptive name for a place or thing

Examples

"the nickname for the U.S. Constitution is `Old Ironsides'"

Related terms

name

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