by lоris May 20, 2019
A name given to a person that is typically a shorter version of their existing full name. Nicknames can also be given to a person based on personality traits or other defining attributes of that person. The "nickname" usually derives from a friend, family member, or sometimes enemy calling a specific person a name not their own. The "nickname," if catchy enough, will stick and that person will begin being referred to by their nickname moreso than their actual full name.
The term, "nickname" originated from the the time of St. Nicholas when people had a particular difficulty with phonetics. The commoners had difficulty saying Nicholas, so they began calling him: "St. Nick", The term, "nick" also referrs to something being chipped off, such as: "Thou nicked off a piece of thine rock to make it fit in thy dwelling." Over the centuries, nickname became the term for a shortening of someone's full name, like a part of it being nicked off.
The term, "nickname" originated from the the time of St. Nicholas when people had a particular difficulty with phonetics. The commoners had difficulty saying Nicholas, so they began calling him: "St. Nick", The term, "nick" also referrs to something being chipped off, such as: "Thou nicked off a piece of thine rock to make it fit in thy dwelling." Over the centuries, nickname became the term for a shortening of someone's full name, like a part of it being nicked off.
by urbanupdater1 February 10, 2015
by ShortieFlower120 December 03, 2007
Man I have so many nicknames now. The Goblinslayer, the Good Devil, Genius Doctor, The Joker, The Binding, The King of Cursed Spirits.
Hym "You know, speaking of Elon, I feel bad that he doesn't have a nickname of his own. He had to steal Zuckerbergs 'Eye of Sauron' thing. Don't worry Elon! I'll ce up with one... Hmm... Let see... Well, in the context of you fucking all of your friends wives and humiliating them, I, as the King of Cursed Spirits, hereby dub the 'Elon the Slutmaker.' in the spirit of the Reverend Jesse Jackson. Because anyone can be a Slutmaker, but you are THE Slutmaker. That will be 1 billion dollars."
by Hym Iam July 29, 2022
something used instead of a person's realname that either makes it shorter, is a joke, or is a word that describes their personality
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