nymshifting

Practice of changing names in order to suit one's purposes (such as avoiding being identified or to adopt an identity). Typically done on-line in such as email adresses.

He's been posting to other lists as well, he's nymshifting all over the place.

by PeterP July 11, 2008

nymshift

To change online identities, such as a handle or login name.

I thought I'd seen the end of Cypher's trolling, but he just nymshifted out of my killfile.

by Travoltron March 28, 2011