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nickname
B1 a name used informally instead of your real name
Dictionary examples:
My nickname in school was 'Dictionary' because I always carried a big book. (0.0)
My best friend's nickname is 'Banana' because she slipped on one in the cafeteria. (0.0)
My nickname is 'Noodle' because I once fell asleep in a bowl of spaghetti. (0.0)
Do you have a nickname? (24.3)
Angel is his nickname for her. (24.6)
He is very big so that's how he earned the nickname "tiny." (39.6)