Nickname and Saying

Nickname

Nickname noun - A descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual.

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Saying and nickname are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Saying" instead a noun "Nickname".

Nearby Words: nicknamed, nicknaming

Saying noun - An often stated observation regarding something from common experience.

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Nickname and saying are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nickname" instead a noun "Saying".

Nearby Word: say

fitting	fitting nickname	fitting saying
old	old nickname	old saying
similar	similar nickname	similar saying
common	common nickname	common saying
Other adjectives: short, original, actual, real, obscure, famous, new, unique, traditional, last, local, favorite.

They probably don't have a squad nickname because saying "Shepard's Team" is scarier than anything else you can make up.

Source: Squad Nickname
Despite not having an in-game nickname, it goes without saying that Omanyte is still referred to by the mob as Helix.

Source: Fan Nickname / Twitch Plays Pokémon Red
One of the minor hit-men working for Carmine has a Verbal Tic of saying everything twice, with the nickname "Two Times." A gangster with the same tic and nickname shows up in Goodfellas.

Source: Comic Book / The Long Halloween

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