why do people say 'stick your Moniker on here' when asking for a signature?

Question

i cant seem to find out why people say 'just stick your Moniker on here' when they want a signature from you. everyone ive asked so far hasnt got a clue either!

Answer 1

Moniker is slang for name.

Answer 2

A moniker is another term for a name, or signature. It is just the same as people saying, "put your John Hancock here".

Answer 3

Moniker actually means name or nickname. It is similar to having someone say, "Put your John Hancock on this", when asking for a signature. (John Hancock was the first person to sign his name to the Declaration of Independence.)

Answer 4

Moniker is another word for name here in the UK.

Answer 5

oh no i thought a Moniker was slang for what they called
bill clintons private parts, after the fun and games
he had with miss Lewinsky,
i was wondering, why i got those funny looks, when i dropped my trousers, after they asked me to stick my Moniker on a bit of paper,

Answer 6

moniker or monicker


noun
Slang. The word or words by which one is called and identified

Answer 7

It's rhyming slang for Monica Rose (nose) - I think she was one of those girls (what do you call them) the ones who stand around looking gormless while a male TV Show host makes jokes at their expense?
Anyway, she was one of them to Hughie Green in Opportunity Knocks.

Answer 8

Gor blimey, its Cockney Rhyming Slang innit.
Monica Lane rhymes with name (or very nearly rhymes with name).
Monica Lane was a well known actress.

Answer 9

I've heard "place your John Hancock right here," but never THAT expression

Answer 10

it's the old word for name