Nickname (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Nickname

A name given in ridicule or contempt: from the French nom de niqne. Niqne is a movement of the head to mark a contempt for any person or thing.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

Nick * Nick Ninny

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Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes

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