facebook name

The unintentional mispronunciation of someone's name because the name is only known via facebook.

The use of a facebook name will kill a conversation.

Person 1:'Hello Rallp-huh Lee-hons, we're friends on facebook.'

Person 2 : 'Actually, my name is pronounced Ralph Lyons, Rallp-huh Lee-hons is my facebook name.'

Person 1: 'Oh...'

Person 2: 'Feeling pretty stupid there, huh?'

Person 1: 'Yep...'

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Facebook name syndrome

Referring to someone by the name they have on facebook, rather than their real name, because the truth is you see their facebook more often than you see them in person.

Can be taken to even worse extremes when a screenname is substituted.

Frank: *thinking* Hey, it's James DePaul!
Jim: *thinking* Oh, it's that Francis Williams guy. *facepalm* Oops... facebook name syndrome again.

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