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Nickname

NICKNAME, n. [G. To banter. Signifies to surname, to call by a name of reproach.] A name given in contempt, derision or reproach; an opprobrious appellation. NICKNAME, v.t. To give a name of reproach; to call...

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NICKNAME, n. [G. To banter. Signifies to surname, to call by a name of reproach.] A name given in contempt, derision or reproach; an opprobrious appellation.

NICKNAME, v.t. To give a name of reproach; to call by an opprobrious appellation.

You nickname virtue vice.

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