nickname
Example Sentences
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A test two years ago revealed she has haemochromatosis - a genetic disorder nicknamed "the Celtic Curse" that she inherited from her Lewis-born father.
From BBC
“It’s not like you’re sleeping in a little sleeping cube,” Shiffrin says of her snooze routine, which long ago earned her the nickname Sir Naps a Lot.
No one calls her a Singing Mouse, or whatever ridiculous nickname Denny probably would have thought up.
From Literature
It even has its own nickname too - the Dark Side.
From BBC
He grew up in Salinas Valley, nicknamed America’s Salad Bowl because of its heavy agricultural production, and founded Taylor Fresh Foods in 1995.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
