street name

American  

[street neym] / ˈstrit ˌneɪm /

noun

1. a familiar or slang name of a narcotic drug.

   A street name for phencyclidine is “angel dust.”

2. Stock Exchange. an arrangement in which a broker holds securities in their own name instead of in the name of the customer, especially for convenience in executing transfers and in pledging for borrowing in margin accounts.

   Stocks held in street name are insured up to $500,000 by the federal government against fraud or financial failure of the brokerage company.

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Etymology

Origin of street name

First recorded in 1830–40 for the stock exchange sense, and in 1965–70 for the narcotic drug sense

Example Sentences

Dale - who was found to have Sharif's street name tattooed on her neck - resigned as a prison officer before she was arrested on her sixth visit.

From BBC

The bricks are the founding myths: victory over Nazism, the haunting U.S. military cemetery in Normandy, Vichy’s street names.

From The Wall Street Journal

It calls for the street name to be changed while still "maintaining the important link to the Royal Family".

From BBC

Not only that, but the foldout map was so charmingly decorated with pretty alpine meadows, it was impossible to read the street names.

From Literature

Kirk’s name will appear in 3-inch font below the official street name.

From Los Angeles Times