nom de Web
English
WOTD – 29 October 2011
Alternative forms
- nom de web
- nom-de-Web
Etymology
From nom de plume.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɒm də ˈwɛb/
Noun
nom de Web (plural noms de Web)
- (informal) A pseudonym used when publishing on the World Wide Web.
- 1996, Vibe, Volume 4, Issues 7-10, page 378,
- Friedberg — whose nom de Web is StinkE — is an 18-year-old, hip hop-loving Hiero fan who started his site in August, 1995 as a tribute to his favorite crew.
- 2006, The New Yorker, Volume 82, Issues 20-28, page 48,
- On the same day, Barista of Bloomfield Avenue, the nom de Web of Debbie Galant, who lives in a suburban town in New Jersey and is one of the most esteemed "hyperlocal bloggers" in the country, led with a picture from her recent vacation in the Berkshires.
- 2009 December, Cincinnati Magazine, page 93,
- We are smitten with Nemo Wolfe. That's the charming nom de Web of Mercantile Library executive director Albert Pyle (our own Dr. Know) when he posts on their delightfully omnivorous blog.
- 1996, Vibe, Volume 4, Issues 7-10, page 378,
Synonyms
- handle, nom de clavier (humorous), username
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