戯ぎ称しょう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

jocular name; humorous nickname; playful term

A name or term used in jest, often among friends or in lighthearted contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to call someone by a jocular name'.

• 彼かれはよく友とも達だちに戯ぎ称しょうをつける。

  He often gives his friends humorous nicknames.

• その戯ぎ称しょうは彼かれの癖くせから来きている。

  That jocular name comes from his habit.