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Confusion about this policy saw an MP compare him to an "unreliable boyfriend", a monicker which stuck around long after the original controversy died down.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025

The 32-year-old also was a fledgling rapper, recording tracks under the monicker “Fly Mac.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2023

He was widely venerated by Kashmiris, who gave him a monicker of “Bub,” which means “the father.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2021

The AP also has added “The” to its formal monicker, as in “The Associated Press.”

From Washington Times • Jul. 29, 2020

No lack of fame is chronicker Than that about my monicker; My verse is never cabled At a fabled Rate per line.

From Something Else Again by Adams, Franklin P. (Franklin Pierce)