Moniker definition
The rookie policewoman was upset being called Lemon Drop until she realized that everyone on the police force has a moniker.
Your nickname is an example of your moniker.
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Noun
Origin of moniker
- Probably from Shelta munik name possibly alteration of Irish Gaelic ainm from Old Irish nō̆-men- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Partridge (A Dictionary of Historical Slang) suggests a corruption of monogram, which is suggestive of the sense signature.
From Wiktionary
- Backslang for ekename (compare nickname);
From Wiktionary
- From Shelta munik;
From Wiktionary
- From monk;
From Wiktionary