dubbed

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give an unofficial name or nickname to (someone or something).

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the media dubbed anorexia “the slimming disease.”
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nicknamecallnamelabelchristentermtagentitlestyledesignateclassifyclasscategorizecharacterizedenominatenominate
2.

dress (an artificial fishing fly) with strands of fur or wool or with other material.

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prewaxed thread has dramatically eased the process of dubbing
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dub