"street name" meaning in English

See street name in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: street names [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} street name (plural street names)
  1. The slang term for a drug, as traded on the streets.
    Sense id: en-street_name-en-noun-Of3cMh7o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 31 7
  2. A person’s nickname, such as a gangster or mafia name.
    Sense id: en-street_name-en-noun-68PrycVP
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see street, name.
    Sense id: en-street_name-en-noun-S1q6B0te

Inflected forms

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