Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
rechristen . - noun A second or subsequent
christening .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word rechristening.
Examples
-
Touch McCall used more imagination in rechristening themselves.
-
Blackey, and Touch McCall used more imagination in rechristening themselves.
-
Tornado Blacky, and Touch McCall used more imagination in rechristening themselves.
-
The rechristening is a much-needed - albeit belated
-
Notice that Reed mistakenly thinks that reframing is just "rechristening" when it is really about truth-telling and alerting the public to a policy that goes well beyond "more troops."
-
AT&T chief technology officer John Donovan defended this 4G rechristening in a blog post, writing that "Our HSPA+ network and upgraded backhaul is expected to deliver speed performance similar to initial LTE deployments."
4G fog thickens as AT&T upgrades vocabulary Rob Pegoraro 2011
-
Ms. Nicholl also lost no time performing a nip-and-tuck on her book, adding three chapters on Ms. Middleton, swapping the cover photo of the princes for one of William and Kate and rechristening it: "The Making of a Royal Romance: William, Kate, and Harry—A Look Behind the Palace Walls."
Full Court Press: Britain's Newshounds Wage a Wedding Battle Royal Jeanne Whalen 2011
-
When she formed Dum Dum Girls in 2008, Kristin Gundred took a page from the Ramones' playbook by rechristening herself Dee Dee and naming her band after a song by '80s new-romantic synth act Talk Talk.
Holiday Hoedowns Andy Beta 2011
-
“I figured you and Vivian would have spent yesterday and today rechristening every room in the house,” she interrupts as she cuts the distance between us in half with a few agile steps on her snowshoes.
Heaven’s Fury Stephen Frey 2010
-
Merrifield has asked the public for help in rechristening the establishment.
Beer: Dave Alexander on the end of the Brickskeller Greg Kitsock 2010
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.