AKA

prep
/ˈækə/

Etymology

Māori [Term?]

Definitions

  1. Initialism of also known as.

    • That man by the bar is Frank, AKA "the lady killer".
    • Weed It and Reap is the evocative title of a film about the remarkable life of Paul Pulford, AKA Scruffy.
  2. Used to introduce an explanation or clarification

    Used to introduce an explanation or clarification: in other words, i.e.

    • “The player should usually be able to play more quickly than that and is encouraged to do so,” the guidelines state, with golfers that exceed 40 seconds – AKA “bad time” – “informed as soon as practicable” by a tournament official.
    • “This color is golden blonde in color and tone, with ‘10k gold lights’ that have a cool reflect for the perfect sparkle,” says celebrity hairstylist Matt Rez, who claims this will be the biggest hair color trend this fall (aka take notes).
  3. The New Zealand vine Metrosideros fulgens.

  4. + 3 more definitions
    1. Alternative letter-case form of AKA.

      • The Arkansas Legislature, aka the broligarchy, does not believe in the people’s right to the ballot process. This is as disappointing as is it unconstitutional, though the unconstitutionality isn’t stopping the bill’s sponsors.
    2. Either of two lakes in Alaska.

    3. A member of a nomadic Mbenga people.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for AKA. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA