Talk:The Cluster/@comment-24752457-20151002152611/@comment-26840812-20151003002150

Nickname: A  nickname is a shortened substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing, for affection or ridicule. The term hypocoristic is used to refer to a  nickname of affection between those in love or with a close emotional bond, compared with a term of endearment.

nickname ˈnɪkneɪm/ noun #1.a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name."Mallender's fair complexion gave rise to his nickname ‘Ghost’"{| class="vk_tbl vk_gy" style="color:rgb(135,135,135)!important;border-collapse:collapse;" verb #1.give a nickname to."an area nicknamed Sniper's Alley"   noun 1. a   name   added   to   or   substituted   for   the   proper   name   of   a   person,   place, etc.,   as   in   affection,   ridicule,   or   familiarity:    He   has   always   loathed   his nickname   of   “Whizzer.”. 2.  a   familiar   form   of   a   proper   name,   as    Jim    for    James    and    Peg   for Margaret. verb   (used   with   object)  ,   nicknamed,   nicknaming. 3.  to   give   a   nickname   to   (a   person,   town,   etc.);   call   by   a   nickname. 4.  Archaic. to   call   by   an   incorrect   or   improper   name;   misname.
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 * style="padding:0px;"|sobriquet, byname, tag, label, familiar name, epithet; More
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