30 Times People Had The Wittiest And Funniest Nicknames Ever Used, As Shared In A Twitter Discussion
Have you noticed that nicknames belonging to sports personalities have all but vanished into obscurity in recent years? Just look back one or two decades to discover what comedic gems have graced the court or the field.
White Chocolate, Beast Mode, Megatron, The Big Ticket, and Black Mamba are just a few examples. Not only are nicknames disappearing from sports, but they are also slowly vanishing from our daily lives and our language, making us poorer.
The first name and last name are wonderful, of course, but there are a lot of conditional John Smiths in the world, so a nickname more accurately captures some of our special traits or something that has happened to us. In fact, a nickname can completely replace our name, or we can make every effort to get rid of it.
It can be outrageously funny, cynical, ridiculous, or cruel. In any case, whether it is light or dark, this is what represents our essence or some of its sides.
"What's the best nickname you've ever heard?" was the one question posed in a recent Twitter thread by user @NoContextBrits. The topic almost immediately became popular, garnering almost 1,500 replies and 13K likes in addition to a veritable gold mine of humor and cynicism from other users.
So grab your drinks, scroll down and get ready to have a good laugh!
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NoContextBrits1. From Anthony to Shetland Tony
A_tothe_NDY2. This user was nicknamed Dyson
Davers733. From Wayne Bruce to Man Bat
Gavin_F_Brewis4. Brian without the i
VetusscholarA friend they call the exorcist
FLbielsa6. They say hip, hip and your name is Hugh Rae
LaurieB41500199
7. This user got called Ringo
notthisagainrob
8. When your name is soup and your brother's Stew
Cvntfacepics
9. When you're named sundial
PeeweeStephen
10. Getting the name "wifi" because your names resembles a password
HanaMelJ
11. Being known as Sequel
swilson_21
12. The name "Laptop" for a police officer on the short side
StephenDarken1
13. Being called spiderman
roblawler_h
14. Apparently, he got the nickname One Size
bagpuss19681
15. Being called the Sniper's Nightmare
MarkJon85314206
16. How this lad got the name "apple crumble"
FarleeCharlee
17. Being called "Krackov" when your name is dawn
Mistyswoman
18. The Olympic Torch that never goes out
niceguyhomer
19. A bloke at work being nicknamed Chaps
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20. Richard Hibbarb as Fatrick Swayze
jans_poo
21. How to get known as Snack box
RooseBolton19
22. Being called Sting
CTH86
23. The guy called Tampax
CraigMain73
24. Heard of Spandau Barry?
stuthemacmac
25. How the name "Dulux" came about
andyw689908
26. It is what it is
Choccywoccydave
27. The late bass player is named Turkish Slipper
norbski66
28. Justin Whales as Wrexham
JfAllan98
29. From Kiki Musampa to Chris
F1shyBob
30. Being called Kit Kat
sfowler69
When there were no last names in the past, people were initially given nicknames to emphasize a distinguishing quality. Due to the fact that there weren't many names available in ancient societies, people were given nicknames to help them stand out.
In addition, our last names evolved from our nicknames over time, so we still use them now.
