aka

Or a.k.a.,

[ey-key-ey]

abbreviation

1. also known as: (used to indicate another name or alias used by a person).

   According to police records he is Joe Smith aka “Baby Face Smith” and Joseph Smathers.

aka

¹

/ ˈɑːkə /

noun

1. a vine, Metrosideros scandens , found in New Zealand

a.k.a.

²

abbreviation

1. also known as

aka

1. An abbreviation meaning “also known as.” It is primarily used by law enforcement officials to specify an alias: “John Smith, aka Jonathan Jones.”

The abbreviation, which also appears as AKA and a.k.a., is often used figuratively and facetiously: “my cousin, aka the worst gossip in the neighborhood.”

Word History and Origins

Origin of aka¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Word History and Origins

Origin of aka¹

Māori

Example Sentences

You only need to pose for a few seconds for it to generate your digital doppelgänger, aka “cameo.”

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Quentin Fottrell — aka The Moneyist — answered a variety of questions for MarketWatch readers this week:

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Ms. Swift is working on new music with Swedish producers Max Martin and Karl Johan Schuster, aka Shellback, for the first time since “Reputation.”

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And for many people with underlying respiratory illnesses like asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, aka COPD, it poses a serious threat in the same way that flu, COVID, and pneumonia are more deadly in vulnerable populations.

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A huge range of public figures ranging from OnlyFans founder Tim Stokely to star YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson - AKA MrBeast - have been touted as potential investors in the past.

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