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Definition of nickname verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

nickname

verb

NAmE//ˈnɪkneɪm//

[often passive] nickname somebody/something + nounVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they nickname

he / she / it nicknames

past simple nicknamed

-ing form nicknaming

to give a nickname to someone or something She was nicknamed “The Ice Queen.”

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