nom de Web

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From nom de plume.

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  • IPA(key): /nɒm də ˈwɛb/
  • Audio (UK):(file)

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nom de Web (plural noms de Web)

  1. (informal) A pseudonym used when publishing on the World Wide Web.
    • 1996, Vibe, volume 4, numbers 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, numbers 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.

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