Nom de Plume
Pen name or nom de plume is a name an author chooses to write pieces under. An alter ego of sorts, alias.
Nom de Plume by Mr.Presidente April 17, 2009
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Nom de Plume
Chewing/gumming/eating of a standard manual writing instrument such as a pen or a pencil.
A pen or pencil that has been chewed/sucked on repeatedly.
Sometimes italicized when written.
A pen or pencil that has been chewed/sucked on repeatedly.
Sometimes italicized when written.
Ex 1
P1: Are you going to write for the school journal again this week?
P2: Yeah. Writing under a pseudonym makes me feel like I have the freedom to honestly express myself.
P1: Are you going to use the same nom de plume as last time?
P2: Nah. It doesn't even write anymore. There's as much spit as ink in that thing.
P1: Ugh, that's some epic nomming.
Ex 2
P1: Can I borrow your pen?
P2: What happened to all of yours?
P1: My girlfriend's terrier got into my bag last night and went all nom de plume on them while we were watching Heroes.
P2: I think you mean "nom des plumes?"
P1: Whatever, just give me a pen.
P1: Are you going to write for the school journal again this week?
P2: Yeah. Writing under a pseudonym makes me feel like I have the freedom to honestly express myself.
P1: Are you going to use the same nom de plume as last time?
P2: Nah. It doesn't even write anymore. There's as much spit as ink in that thing.
P1: Ugh, that's some epic nomming.
Ex 2
P1: Can I borrow your pen?
P2: What happened to all of yours?
P1: My girlfriend's terrier got into my bag last night and went all nom de plume on them while we were watching Heroes.
P2: I think you mean "nom des plumes?"
P1: Whatever, just give me a pen.
Nom de Plume by Desultoriousaurus Rex April 18, 2010
Related Words
nom-de-plume
*from One Jump Ahead in Aladin*
Aladin:
One jump ahead of the slowpokes,
One skip ahead of my doom.
Next time, I'm gonna use a nom-de-plume.
****************
Mark Twain's nom-de-plume is Samuel Clemens
Aladin:
One jump ahead of the slowpokes,
One skip ahead of my doom.
Next time, I'm gonna use a nom-de-plume.
****************
Mark Twain's nom-de-plume is Samuel Clemens
nom-de-plume by Olganana September 12, 2007
nom de plum
pen name or nom de plum is a name an author chooses to write pieces under. An alter ego of sorts alias
nom de plum by Nicholas Crapser October 31, 2006
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