screenname

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screenname

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noun screennames · screen name

Internet a string of characters used to identify a user of a bulletin board, e-mail etc; a pseudonym used for online communication. 2020, Lee Williams, "Inside the Incelosphere: Tracing the Origins and Navigating the Contradictions", thesis submitted to the University of Regina, pages 93-94: Women “absolutely love playing the victim” a man using the screenname michael2222 vehemently claims, asserting that women have taken a men’

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@misc{screenname_2026,
  title = {screenname},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/screenname},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}