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nickname

1. nick.name \'nik-.na-m\ n [ME nekename additional name, alter. (resulting 
   from incorrect division o]f an ekename) of ekename, fr. eke + name 1: a 
   usu. descriptive name given instead of or in addition to the one belon ging 
   to an individual 2: a familiar form of a proper name 
2. nickname vt 1: MISNAME, MISCALL  2: to give (an individual) a nickname  
   - nick.nam.er n