tuckerization

English

Alternative forms

• Tuckerization

Etymology

From Tucker +‎ -ization, after American science-fiction writer Wilson Tucker, who habitually used his friends' names for minor characters in his stories.

Noun

tuckerization (countable and uncountable, plural tuckerizations)

1. The practice of using the name of a real person (typically a friend) in a narrative.

   Synonym: tuckerism