Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for NICK'NAME
NICK'NAME, n. [In Fr. nique is a term of contempt. In G. necken is to banter. In Ch. חנך signifies to surname, to call by a name of reproach.]
A name given in contempt, derision or reproach; an opprobrious appellation. Bacon.
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