a.k.a.

also-known-as (a nick-name)

TRANSLATION

a.k.a. = alias; auch bekannt als

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

"Before murdering twenty-one men - which averages one per year during his short life of crime - William H. Bonney, a.k.a. Billy the Kid, washed dishes in the kitchen at the La fonda Hotel."

(From the book "The Predictors" by Thomas A. Bass)

In March 1999, police found drugs vehicle of the Wu-Tang Clan boss [Ol' Dirty Bastard]. Police arrested him again that August for possessing 20 bags of cocaine and one of marijuana. ODB, a.k.a. Big Baby Jesus, begged the cops: 'Make the drugs disappear — the kids respect me.'

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Usage Note:

You will find the abbreviation a.k.a.most commonly used in text, although I have occasionally heard it spoken.

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