code name

[kohd neym] / ˈkoʊd ˌneɪm /

NOUN

code word

Synonyms

WEAK

code book euphemism password secret language secret message secret writing watchword

Example Sentences

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The title of the invitation was "Send project Dawn email," an apparent reference to Amazon's code name for the job cuts.

From BBC

They referred to the possibility of their characters getting a call from Sweden by a code name: ABBA.

From The Wall Street Journal

Goren allegedly worked alongside Ozgur Altun, known by the code name "Abu Yasir Al Turki".

From Barron's

In others, they appeared to refer to the woman Summers was attracted to by a code name: “peril.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The agency assigned Penkovsky a code name, Hero.

From Literature