alter ego
a second self; a perfect substitute or deputy: His adviser acts as his alter ego during his absence.
an inseparable friend.
another aspect of one's self.
Origin of alter ego
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How to use alter ego in a sentence
Usagi Tsukino, whose alter ego is Sailor Moon, is the star of another popular 1990s anime, and she welcomed many women into what had previously been a predominantly male fan base.
Anime and manga will take center stage at the Olympics. It could fuel a boom in interest. | Kyle Melnick | July 22, 2021 | Washington PostGeorge nicknamed himself “Playoff P” before his first Oklahoma City playoff series, declaring his alter ego a “fun guy to watch” while boasting that he would shut down then-rookie Donovan Mitchell.
Another groundbreaking tool he used to bring those explorations into human psychology to life was the use of alter egos, all of whom he voiced.
How DMX's It's Dark and Hell Is Hot Changed the Course of Hip-Hop Forever | Andrew R. Chow | April 9, 2021 | TimeThe notorious “Gainsbarre,” his alter ego who had practically spit venom at her on set, was swapped for the more tender persona he carefully concealed.
Jane Birkin is back with a new album, but her presence is everlasting | Jeff Weiss | March 19, 2021 | Washington PostIt didn’t feel that weird, even for a fan who had attended 423 consecutive Bills games and developed both an alter ego — “Pinto Ron,” after his red car and a mistaken identity hardened into lore — and a pregame ritual.
‘Bills Mafia’ waited a generation for a team like this. It’s had to embrace it from afar. | Adam Kilgore | January 7, 2021 | Washington Post
He even allegedly had a nickname for his violent, aggressive alter ego: Rick.
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Revealing herself as both Miriam Weeks and alter ego Belle Knox made her feel vulnerable.
Porn Keeps Up with the Kardashians: Belle Knox on the Mainstreaming of Adult Stars | Aurora Snow | September 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 2004, Amber birthed her alter ego, a stripteaser named Oosha Boom.
Best Career Arc Ever: From Burlesque To Bartending | Anne Berry | September 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBy using an alter ego, he liberates himself, relaxes himself so he can invent freely.
The Stacks: Robin Williams, More Than A Shtick Figure | Joe Morgenstern | August 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHas each of us an alter ego, who can really behave, elsewhere?
Altogether, he is as miserable and forlorn a wretch as one would care to see, and his alter ego is hypocrisy.
Our relations with a friend are much like those with our own selves; the true friend is a sort of alter ego.
The Worlds Greatest Books, Volume XIII. | VariousThe horse is regarded by the Central Asiatic as his alter ego.
Travels in Central Asia | Arminius VmbryDr. Ferguson had a friend—not another self, indeed, an alter ego, for friendship could not exist between two beings exactly alike.
Five Weeks in a Balloon | Jules Verne
British Dictionary definitions for alter ego
/ (ˈæltər ˈiːɡəʊ, ˈɛɡəʊ) /
a second self
a very close and intimate friend
Origin of alter ego
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for alter ego
[ (awl-tuhr ee-goh) ]
An intimate friend, considered another side of oneself: “He was my alter ego; we were always picking up each other's thoughts.” Alter ego is Latin for “another I.”
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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