OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 6884

moniker

/ˈmɒn.ɪ.kə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
apodo • mote
A personal name or nickname; an informal label, often drawing attention to a particular attribute.
Again fairly common, and always amusing, are the monikers drawn from the (imagined) childhood of a particular vagrant.
The rookie was upset at being called Lemon Drop until she realized that everyone on the team had a silly moniker.
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