Street Name (Noun)
Meaning 2
An alternative name that a person chooses or is given (especially in inner city neighborhoods); "her street name is Bonbon".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- Her street name is Bonbon, but her real name is Karen.
- In the neighborhood, everyone knew him by his street name, Lil' Vicious.
- She went by the street name Starlight, but her friends called her Stella for short.
- His street name was Money, and he lived up to it with his flashy cars and jewelry.
- The police had been trying to track down a suspect known only by his street name, Blaze.
Hypernyms
Meaning 3
The name of a brokerage firm in which stock is held on behalf of a customer; "all my stocks are held in street name".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Meaning 4
Slang for something (especially for an illegal drug); "`smack' is a street name for heroin".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.