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Perhaps Shorty and Chalky commit identity theft? (9)

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nicknames

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(Other definitions for nicknames that I've seen before include "Monikers" , "Handles" , "sobriquets" , "Chalky and Shorty, for instance" , "Familiar or affectionate add-on appellations" .)

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