Moniker

Posted by Newgirl March 21, 2001In reply to Moniker posted by Bruce Kahl on March 21, 2001

Where does the word 'moniker' come from? (As in 'put your moniker on this(signature))

One entry found for moniker.
Main Entry: mon·i·ker
Variant(s): also mon·ick·er /'mä-ni-k&r/
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from Shelta (language of Irish itinerants) munnik, modification of Irish ainm
Date: 1851

I'm Irish and I've never heard of this (though admittedly I'm not an itinerant). Is this an American expression?

Replies

Carnival slang R. Berg 03/21/01
- From an Irish Dictionary... Bruce Kahl 03/21/01
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