2018-11-23 UTC
# 
jeremycherfas !tell eddie My point was more about the meaning of the word in ordinary speech. Nickname has those two kinds of use, private and public. I may refer to you as "Old Grouchy" when talking about you to, say, my friend, but, because I am a hypocrite, I wouldn't call you Old Grouchy to your face. If you referred to me as "Jerry" in public I would politely tell you that I really don't like to be called that, and would