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* Sakuragi Hanamichi in ''Anime/SlamDunk'' has a tendency of giving nicknames to some of his rivals: Akagi is "Gori" (short for 'Gorilla'), Uozumi is "Boss Monkey", Hanagata is "Glasses", and Nobunaga is "Wild Monkey" (and in turn, he's called "Red-haired Monkey" by Nobunaga)

* Suzuna the cheerleading captain of the Deimon Devilbats in ''Anime/{{Eyeshield 21}}'' nicknames most of the team apart from Sena and Monta. She once got an omake page listing all her nicknames for them. She even took to calling the pointy-eared Youichi Hiruma "You-nii" ("Elf-bro").

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZero'' has Randy Orlando calling the women by nicknames. Examples include "Ojou" for Elie, "Tiosuke" for Tio, "Ke-Bou" (pronounced key-bow) for [=KeA=], [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel "Jubou"]] for Juna (pronounced you-bow), and "Alkichi" for Altina.

** He nicknames Spider-Man "Underoos", his Aunt May "Aunt Hottie", and calls Bucky "[[Film/TheManchurianCandidate Manchurian Candidate]]" in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''.

* During the 2016 presidential election, UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump became known for this. He dubbed Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, his two main opponents in the Republican primary, as "Little Marco" and "Lyin' Ted". As the general election neared, Trump debuted "Crooked Hillary", the nickname for former friend turned ArchEnemy UsefulNotes/HillaryClinton. Additional nicknames include "Crazy" Bernie Sanders, "Cryin'" Chuck Schumer, "Old Crow" Mitch [=McConnell=], and "Rocket Man" [[UsefulNotes/NorthKorea Kim Jong-Un]]. The latter returned the favor by calling Trump "Dotard"...and then the two of them held a summit and now pretend to be friends. His nicknames even extend to organizations such as "The Failin'" ''New York Times'' and "Fake News" ''CNN''.

Compare OnlyKnownByTheirNickname. See InSeriesNickname (and its subtropes AffectionateNickname and EmbarrassingNickname) for when it sticks (often becoming a BerserkButton); AppropriatedAppellation, when the name is embarrassing but is adopted and worn with pride; InsultOfEndearment, when the character's petname for someone isn't flattering but is meant well; and TermsOfEndangerment, when a pet name is given to a character by a villain. See also the out-of-universe FanNickname; these are usually coined by a few individual fans who are into it ([[SturgeonsLaw and tend to come up with many nicknames that don't catch on, as well as those who do]]).

* Han Solo from the ''Franchise/StarWars'' movies is a fan of this trope. He calls Luke "Kid", C-3PO "Goldenrod" and has several for Princess Leia, "Your highnessness", "your worshipfullness", "Princess" and "sweetheart."

** And in ''Literature/BloodRites'', he abbreviates "Black Court vampires" to "blampires" when signalling with his staff; Ebenezar initially thinks he's cocked up the Morse code.

* Every marine from ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen'' is given a nickname during bootcamp. There is usually some reason for the nickname, such as Tarr being the kind of fighter to "stick" to his position in a battle or Fiddler playing one mean... fiddle. And then there's Rumjugs.

* On ''Series/CriminalMinds'' Garcia nicknames everyone and amazingly, manages to come up with a new nickname every time. She and Morgan also, of course, have their flirty phone banter, which is only made more amusing by the ridiculous nicknames they come up with for each other. In one of the latest episodes, their phone banter leads to a [[SensitivityTraining sexual harassment seminar.]] A flashback in one episode reveals that his most common nickname for her (Baby Girl) came about during their first meeting, when he was trying to get her attention without knowing her name. She seems indignant, but he apologizes.

* In ''LightNovel/AriaTheScarletAmmo'', Riko calls Kinji "Kii-kun", Shirayuki "Yuki-chan", and [[ThirdPersonPerson herself]] "Rikorin" (or "Rikko-Rikorin" when she's really cheerful). She also calls Aria "Arian'ya" or "[[MaliciousMisnaming 'Olmes]]" (like in French) depending on her mood.

* Izaya and Erika from ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'' are both prone to this, though for different reasons. Izaya tends to throw out infantilizing nicknames for old highschool "friends" (i.e. Shizu-chan and Dotachin for Shizuo and Kadota) [[MaliciousMisnaming out of disrespect for them]]. Erika tends to give everyone equally silly nicknames (as well as commandeer Izaya's) because she's a raging {{Fangirl}} and thinks they're cute.

* ''LightNovel/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero'':

* Taokaka (of ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'') does this with everyone she meets, since she's [[TheDitz extremely forgetful with everything]]. [[note]]Here's a list: [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Ragna]]: "Good Guy" (in person, [[TastesLikeFriendship because he feeds her]]) or "Rawrgna" (in the Wanted Poster. Amusingly, it never occurs to her that "Good Guy" and "Rawrgna" are the same person). [[AnIcePerson Jin]]: "Ice Man", [[HospitalHottie Litchi]]: "Boobie Lady" (She is quite [[BuxomBeautyStandard well-endowed]]). {{B|uttMonkey}}ang: "Scruffy Man". [[EldritchAbomination Arakune]]: "Black Squiggly". [[ACupAngst Noel]]: "Lacking Lady" (Noel ''[[BerserkButton does not]]'' appreciate this). [[GeniusBruiser Tager]]: "Big Guy". [[BadassBookworm Tsubaki]]: "Red Lady"/"Eye Woman". [[AnimatedArmor Hakumen]]: "Mask Man". [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Carl]]: "Shorty". [[RobotMaid Ada/Nirvana]]: "Super-not-soft Person". [[ElegantGothicLolita Rachel]]: "Bunny Person". [[BattleButler Valkenhayn]]: [[EmbarrassingNickname "Butter Boy"]]. [[LittleBitBeastly Makoto]]: "Furry Girl". [[RobotGirl Nu-13]]: "[[RazorWings Flappy-Flap]]". [[CatGirl Kokonoe]]: "Tail Lady". [[CatFolk Jubei]]: "Cat Person". Hazama: "Green Guy"/"Scary Guy".[[/note]]

* [[Characters/WarhammerDwarfs Bardin]] [[Characters/TheEndTimesVermintide Goreksson]], the [[BigFun Dwarfen]] [[AdventurerArchaeologist Ranger]] from ''[[Videogame/TheEndTimesVermintide Warhammer: The End Times - Vermintide]]'', in keeping with his [[PoirotSpeak speaking]] [[GratuitousForeignLanguage habits]], calls the other four almost exclusively (with little more than 4-5 lines where he speaks one or another's actual name) by the nicknames he's given them in his native Khazalid.

* In David Carkeet's whimsical linguist mystery ''Double Negative'', the characters' {{Meaningful Name}}s (the clumsy guy is called Woeps, the weird inquisitive guy is Aaskhugh, the [[spoiler:soon-to-be-dead guy is called Stiph]], etc.) are reinforced for the reader, though not for the slightly oblivious characters, by Aaskhugh's peculiar nicknames (his name for Woeps is "Daisy," and so on).

** But not Jake [[WelcomeToTheCaribbeanMon "Daylight Come And I Wanna" Delhomme]].

** [[GagBoobs Storm]] is "Knockers".

* Taokaka (of ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'') does this with everyone she meets, since she's [[TheDitz extremely forgetful with everything]]. [[note]]Here's a list: [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Ragna]]: "Good Guy" (in person, [[TastesLikeFriendship because he feeds her]]) or "Rawrgna" (in the Wanted Poster. Amusingly, it never occurs to her that "Good Guy" and "Rawrgna" are the same person). [[AnIcePerson Jin]]: "Ice Man", [[HospitalHottie Litchi]]: "Boobie Lady" (She is quite [[GagBoobs well-endowed]]). {{B|uttMonkey}}ang: "Scruffy Man". [[EldritchAbomination Arakune]]: "Black Squiggly". [[ACupAngst Noel]]: "Lacking Lady" (Noel ''[[BerserkButton does not]]'' appreciate this). [[GeniusBruiser Tager]]: "Big Guy". [[BadassBookworm Tsubaki]]: "Red Lady"/"Eye Woman". [[AnimatedArmor Hakumen]]: "Mask Man". [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Carl]]: "Shorty". [[RobotMaid Ada/Nirvana]]: "Super-not-soft Person". [[ElegantGothicLolita Rachel]]: "Bunny Person". [[BattleButler Valkenhayn]]: [[EmbarrassingNickname "Butter Boy"]]. [[LittleBitBeastly Makoto]]: "Furry Girl". [[RobotGirl Nu-13]]: "[[RazorWings Flappy-Flap]]". [[CatGirl Kokonoe]]: "Tail Lady". [[CatFolk Jubei]]: "Cat Person". Hazama: "Green Guy"/"Scary Guy".[[/note]]

* Wolf from the ''VideoGame/PayDayTheHeist'' series has numerous nicknames for his partner Hoxton including; Hoxtilicious, Hoxitron, El Hoxo, Hox, Hoxtinator, Hoxtonite, and Hoxifier.

* Comicbook/HarleyQuinn of ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' fame refers to her lover the Joker as "Mr. J" or "Puddin'", and her [[LesYay best friend/lover]] ComicBook/PoisonIvy as "Red" (for her red hair).

** UsefulNotes/MarieAntoinette was called ''L'Autrichienne, Madame Deficit'' and ''Madame Veto''. Her husband who was initially liked came to be called ''Monsieur Veto''.

** The coolest nicknames include Louis Antoine de Saint-Just's (''[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Angel of Death]]'' or ''[[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench L'archange de la mort]]''). Théroigne de Mericourt, a highly flamboyant female revolutionary was called ''[[LadyOfWar The Red Amazon]]'' for her tendency to dress in Red and Black riding gear. UsefulNotes/CharlotteCorday came to be called ''[[FemmeFatale L'ange de l'assassinat]]'' (The Angel of Assassination). Thérèse Cabarrus who often intervened to save others from the guillotine, was called ''Notre Dame de Bon Secours''(Our Lady of Good Aid) and later ''Notre Dame de Thermidor''(Our Lady of Thermidor).

* Darius from ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' has a habit of giving condescending nicknames to those he's at odds with. He calls Eberwolf "Mutt" when they splash mud on his clothes, Raine "Songbird" while trying to capture them in "Eda's Requiem", and Hunter "Little Prince" throughout most of "Any Sport in a Storm".

* Though she rarely addresses them by their nicknames to their faces, ''Literature/{{Everworld}}'''s Senna Wales can get into this habit. By her account, the four members of the series' TrueCompanions are called, "[[HeroicWannabe General Davideus]]", "[[PluckyComicRelief the clown]]", "[[TheSmartGuy the smug bastard]]", and "[[TheChick the cow]]."

** Later on in the 2020 election cycle, Trump called his opponent UsefulNotes/JoeBiden "Sleepy" to portray him as incompetent. The latter retorted by calling him "President Tweety" for his nonstop usage of Twitter and "former guy" when Trump lost the 2020 election.