is my middle name

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is my middle name

  1. Used to boast of a claimed characteristic or proficiency.
    • 1931, Cecil Freeman Gregg, I Have Killed a Man!, page 20:
      Not that I imagine that, from our very short acquaintance, he could possibly do so, but — careful is my middle name.
    • 2010, Kato, Good Guy Gone Bad, page 148:
      Don't worry you've met the right man! Excitement is my middle name!
    • 2010, Andre Giordano, Bookalam Park: New York Love Story, page 97:
      Havoc is my middle name, so don't mess with me.
    • 2015, Janie Crouch, Countermeasures: A Thrilling FBI Romance, page 78:
      Megan snickered. “Have you met me? Overthinking is my middle name.”