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.
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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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1. From Anthony to Shetland Tony
2. This user was nicknamed Dyson
3. From Wayne Bruce to Man Bat
4. Brian without the i
A friend they call the exorcist
6. They say hip, hip and your name is Hugh Rae
7. This user got called Ringo
8. When your name is soup and your brother's Stew
9. When you're named sundial
10. Getting the name "wifi" because your names resembles a password
11. Being known as Sequel
12. The name "Laptop" for a police officer on the short side
13. Being called spiderman
14. Apparently, he got the nickname One Size
15. Being called the Sniper's Nightmare
16. How this lad got the name "apple crumble"
17. Being called "Krackov" when your name is dawn
18. The Olympic Torch that never goes out
19. A bloke at work being nicknamed Chaps
20. Richard Hibbarb as Fatrick Swayze
21. How to get known as Snack box
22. Being called Sting
23. The guy called Tampax
24. Heard of Spandau Barry?
25. How the name "Dulux" came about
26. It is what it is
27. The late bass player is named Turkish Slipper
28. Justin Whales as Wrexham
29. From Kiki Musampa to Chris
30. Being called Kit Kat
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.