nickname
Example Sentences
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The birds have a number of nicknames, with the most unusual being 'the goatsucker'.
From BBC
The awards are nicknamed "the Oscars" thanks to an anecdote that stretches back to 1931.
From BBC
Researchers have given a newly identified Australian tree species an unusual nickname.
From Science Daily
Owen recalled the period when the player who picked up the nickname 'Wazza' emerged as a teenage England star at Euro 2004 - six years after Owen made a similar splash at the 1998 World Cup.
From BBC
The effort has earned her a following, a city council ally and a few nicknames: Trashley Madison.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
