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nym

/nɪm/

noun

A pseudonym used when posting messages.

Less commonScrabble 8

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Meanings

nounnym (plural nyms)

plural nyms

InternetA pseudonym used when posting messages.

Origin

Clipping of pseudonym.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with nym

him jim kim gym slim swim dim grim limb synonym hymn vim Joachim skim Zim prim whim crim Karim brim nim bream frum stim

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APA

nym. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nym

MLA

“nym.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nym. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nym,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nym.

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