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> class Taco
> def self.delicious? ; true ; end
> singleton_class.send :alias_method, :yummy?, :delicious?
> end
=> #<Class:Taco>
> Taco.yummy?
=> true
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I had to use singleton_class.send because alias_method is private. Putting the alias in a class << self block has the advantage of working in old rubies.

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