Nickname
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A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character, particularly by school bullies. As a concept, it is distinct from both pseudonym and stage name, and also from a title (for example, City of Fountains), although there may be overlap in these concepts. A hypocoristic is a nickname of affection between those in love or with a close emotional bond. "Moniker" is a synonym.
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See also
- Antonomasia
- Athletic nickname
- Australian national sports team nicknames
- Calling name
- Category:Nicknames
- Epithet
- Honorific nicknames in popular music
- Legal name
- List of baseball nicknames
- List of basketball nicknames
- List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity
- List of monarchs by nickname
- List of nicknames of European Royalty and Nobility
- List of nicknames of jazz musicians
- Category:Lists of people by nickname
- List of nicknames of United States presidents
- List of North American football nicknames
- List of sportspeople by nickname
- Lists of nicknames – nickname list articles on Wikipedia
- Pet name
- Pseudonym
- Regimental nicknames of the Canadian Forces
- Category:Regional nicknames
- Sobriquet
- Synecdoche
- Terms of endearment
- Victory titles
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