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deadnaming

Disrespectfully calling someone by their old name after they have changed their name. In particular, this is something done to transgender people.
"Well I've always known you as James, so I'm going to keep calling you James."
"Stop deadnaming me. My name is Jamie."
by happycookie September 6, 2015
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angry defining

when someone gets really mad at a person or something else and decides to submit a nasty definition about them to urban dictionary.
person 1: so, i searched myself up on urbandictionary and got some nasty shit. it was all the stuff my ex bitched at me about.

person 2: that dumb shit has been angry defining anyone they're pissed off at.
by fukyouitsnottrue February 6, 2010
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Defining your name on urbandictionary

When a person with that name tries to hype them mrs and make themselves sound amazing and supernaturally human and give themselves the best qualities they can think of when they’re really hobos using the KFC free wifi on the edge of the road
Stop defining your name on urbandictionary, you’re not hot Sophia!
by LuckyStar123 July 15, 2018
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Deadnaming

Referring to someone by the name they were born with instead of the name they chose for themselves after their mental breakdown.
"Hey James!"
"I've told you before, my name is Jamie now. Stop deadnaming me."
"Shut the fuck up James. It doesn't matter that you've had your dick removed. That doesn't make you a woman, it just makes you a man without a dick. Now put the fucking kettle on."
by Pickle Flavoured Custard August 12, 2020
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Deadnaming

Deadnaming is the act of referring to a person by the name given by their parents, instead of by the name they chose for themselves later in life. It is considered by some to be an evil insult, and considered by others as a simple reference to who someone really is.
"If you grew up with Marilyn Monroe, and you call her Norma Jean, you are deadnaming her. Stop it, you evil monster!"
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"I demand that you call her Caitlyn from now on."
"But his name is Bruce. I would feel guilty if I ignored my conscience by purposely perpetuating a lie. I don't want to force myself to use a stage name as if it was real, or to pretend that someone is someone other than who they really are. If it upsets you when I use his real name or pronoun, then I will do my best to respect his feelings, and the feelings of others with your beliefs, by avoiding referring to him by EITHER name. And I will refer to him as "they/them" instead of "he/him"...but I refuse to refer to him as "she/her". I am doing my best to show respect to his feelings and yours, and I ask that you also respect MY feelings by not trying to force me to lie, and that you please stop trying to police my thoughts and beliefs with threats of cancellation."
by RealHonestDefinition June 25, 2022
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Deadnaming

Deadnaming is the act of referring to a person by the name given by their parents, instead of by the name they chose for themselves later in life. It is considered by some to be an evil insult, and considered by others as a simple reference to who someone really is.
"If you grew up with Marilyn Monroe, and you call her Norma Jean, you are deadnaming her. Stop it, you evil monster!"
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"I demand that you call her Caitlyn from now on."
"But his name is Bruce. I would feel guilty if I ignored my conscience by purposely perpetuating a lie. I don't want to force myself to use a stage name as if it was real, or to pretend that someone is someone other than who they really are. If it upsets you when I use his real name or pronoun, then I will do my best to respect his feelings, and the feelings of others with your beliefs, by avoiding referring to him by EITHER name. And I will refer to him as 'they/them' instead of 'he/him'...but I refuse to refer to him as 'she/her'. I am doing my best to show respect for his feelings and yours, and I ask that you also respect MY feelings by not trying to force me to lie, and that you please stop trying to police my thoughts and beliefs with threats of cancellation."
by RealHonestDefinition June 25, 2022
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