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nickname

noun as in informal title

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But the road nicknamed "Lovers' Street" – and the six-storey building that overlooks it – is now surrounded by rubble.

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Some include textured shakes and shingles, or especially wide rafters, giving them the nickname “airplane bungalows.”

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According to the affidavit, Nania, nicknamed “Crook,” accomplished this with smuggled cellphones.

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Its nickname recalls a time when farmers would use the moon's brightness to collect crops in the evening.

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He went by the nicknames “Klepto” and “Diablo,” and had recently been jumped into 18th Street, a large street gang.

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