noun:
false name used-
1. as a stage name for entertainers,
2. conceal the identity of someone,
3. piss off a person temporarily in charge, i.e. substitute
teacher.
1. Ringo Starr is the pseudonym used by Richard Starkey, famous drummer and member of
The Beatles.
2. The FBI operative who gave information to Woodward and Bernstein concerning the Watergate
break-in was known as "Deep Throat" to hide his true identity.
3. Some of my favorite pseudonyms used to upset substitute teachers are Chuck U. Farley, Dick Hertz, Mike Hunt, Mike Ockisore, Harry Pomms, Mike Rotchitchez, and Harry Bolles.