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What's the word for nickname with a negative connotation?

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#1 (permalink) Tue Oct 14, 2008 5:02 am What's the word for nickname with a negative connotation?

I'm looking for the word in English similar to the meaning of a "nickname" but carrying a sense of degradation with it.

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#2 (permalink) Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:38 am What's the word for nickname with a negative connotation?

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