What Does AKA Mean in a Text?
- Simon Jones, AKA Simon Adams, is armed and dangerous.
- Terry Baxter, AKA the best-looking flirt in town, will be there so leave your daughters at home.
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When I write AKA, I mean this:

AKA is most often used by law-enforcement.
Summary of Key Points
AKA | |
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Definition: | Also Known As |
Type: | Abbreviation |
Guessability: | ![]() 1: Easy to guess |
Typical Users: | ![]() Adults and Teenagers |
An Academic Look at AKA

AKA is classified as an initialism abbreviation, as it is pronounced one letter at a time. Initialisms are different to acronyms, which are abbreviations spoken as words.
Example of AKA Used in a Text
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