is my middle name

English

Verb

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.”