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14[[caption-width-right:300:But they still had to use that as the comic book title, didn't they?]]
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16->''"The idea, as I understood it, was to give a kid a nickname appropriate to his appearance or eccentricity of behavior, the crueler the better. A kid with warts, for example, might be known as 'Toad' or 'Frog' or simply 'Warty'. In the course of time, the warts might vanish, but the nickname would remain, continuing its work of warping the kid's personality and kicking holes in his psyche. Nicknames were fun."''
17-->-- '''Creator/PatrickMcManus''', "The Last Flight of Homer Pidgin"
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19It might be a nickname with a horribly embarrassing story behind it, or something family members or lovers use only when they're alone (in which case it overlaps with AffectionateNickname). It will often reference a character's appearance or lack of ability in one area or another; sexual prowess (or endowment) is a common one. Because it is embarrassing it may be a BerserkButton for its recipient.
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21This is frequently a comedy trope, but not always; the backstory behind the nickname can also apply to a harrowing event from the character's past like a [[MyGreatestFailure tragic mistake they made]] --they simply need to be ashamed of the nickname they are now burdened with.
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23SubTrope of InSeriesNickname. AppropriatedAppellation is this trope defied. May overlap with DoNotCallMePaul. See also AccidentalMisnaming, AtrociousAlias, MaliciousMisnaming, NobodyCallsMeChicken, EmbarrassingFirstName, InsistentTerminology, NamedAfterTheInjury, and OutgrowingTheChildishName.
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31* One of the "switching to Advertising/{{GEICO}}" radio ads has a tough biker guy informing the announcer that he thinks "Fuzzy Bunny" will be a good bikers' moniker for him from now on. The announcer then begins to protest that he really doesn't want to be called--
32-->'''Biker:''' Too late! The name's already stuck... Fuzzy!
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36* In ''Anime/AnoHanaTheFlowerWeSawThatDay'', a girl named Naruko Anjou is nicknamed "Anaru" as a child, a contraction and shuffling of her first and last names. As a teenager, she's incredibly embarrassed by it. Why, you ask? Remember, in Japanese, there's no difference between a "l" and a "r"...[[note]] It sounds like ''Anal'', although it's actually pronounced "Ah-nah-rue."[[/note]]
37* There are a couple of examples from the [[UsefulNotes/FootyRules football]] manga ''Manga/AreaNoKishi'':
38** Protagonist Aizawa Kakeru is saddled with the nickname of "Mr. No Goal" due to his [[AchillesHeel inability to effectively kick with his left leg]], which makes him predictable for the opposing team's goalie.
39** The HandsomeLech Nakatsuka Kouta predictably earns the title "Mr. Sexual Harassment."
40* ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'':
41** At one point Class 3-E all decide that, as assassins, they should have codenames. Koro-sensei likes the idea and approves of it, but with a catch: no one is allowed to choose their own codename, the rest of the class does. End result is everyone winds up with embarrassing codenames and having to answer to them all day long. The worst off is Kayano, who gets a codename that pokes at her ACupAngst ("Forever Zero").
42** Class 3-E is fond of calling Irina Jelavić "Bitch-sensei", which annoys her. This starts out with them accidentally calling her "Jelabitch" (due the [[JapaneseRanguage Japanese having problems with pronouncing "v"]]), but it turned into an InsultOfEndearment once they grow to like her.
43* In ''Anime/AssaultLilyBouquet'', Miriam Hildegard Von Gropius gets the nickname "Gropi"[[note]]Yes, pronounced gropey[[/note]] from Moyu, which annoys her. When Moyu calls it cute at one point, Miriam responds that it's creepy.
44* In ''Manga/AsteroidInLove'', Moe Suzuya doesn't like that the customers of her family's bakery keeps calling her "[=MoeMoe=]", to the point she finds [[EmbarrassingFirstName her first name equally embarrassing]]. As a results, she insists her schoolmates call her "Suzu".
45* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' features a scene where Pieck jokingly calls Porco "Pocco". Porco then reminds her that he'd told her never to call him that again.
46* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'':
47** If a character meets Yachiru, they'll usually end up with an Embarrassing Nickname. Orihime is "Jiggles", Rangiku is "[[BuxomBeautyStandard Boobs]]", Uryuu is "[[NothingButSkinAndBones Pencil]]", and Ikkaku is "[[{{Pinball}} Pachinko-Head]]". Aramaki is variously called Maki-Maki or Whiskers, and doesn't like either.
48** Hitsugaya hates being called "Shirou-chan" by Hinamori, but has the grace not to retaliate with the nickname he used to give when they were younger, which was "Bedwetter Momo".
49** Mashiro calls Ichigo "Berry-tan".
50* Nana Mizuha in ''Manga/CaheDetectiveClub'' is named the "Demon Lord of Guttony" because of her BigEater habits.
51* ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'': [[CuteSportsClubManager Sanae Nakazawa]] was often called "Anego" (lit. "Big Sister", though it goes along the lines of "Gang Leader") by the rest of the cheerleading squad in the Nankatsu elementary school. Later as a teenager/young adult, some characters like Ishizaki and Hyuga call her that way to irk her.
52* ''Manga/CityHunter'':
53** Umibozu (a kind of sea monster) was supposed to have the codename 'Falcon', but Ryo nicknamed him Umibozu and it supplanted the nickname. As retaliation, Ryo was nicknamed 'The Stallion of Shinjuku' (it didn't stuck, and Ryo has a better sense of humor than Umi).
54** According to Ryo, the cop duo of Saeko and Hideyuki (former police officer) was known as 'The Beauty and the Beast of Tokyo Police' due their close partnership, great ability and looks.
55** Kasumi Asou alias Thief n°305 was nicknamed 'Flying Little Butt' by Ryo due what he first saw of her. When she reappeared, Ryo remembered the nickname first.
56* ''Anime/CodeGeass'':
57** Early in the first season, Lelouch rescues his friend Suzaku by Geassing his captor Jeremiah Gottwald and mentioning something called "Orange"; according to him it's just a random word he threw out to make the Britannians think something deeper was going on. Indeed, loyal Britannians assume that "Orange" is code for some under-the-table deal Jeremiah had with Zero and start mockingly referring to Jeremiah as "Orange Boy", which drives him up the wall. In the second season we discover that he was fiercely loyal to Lelouch's mother Marianne and [[MyGreatestFailure regretted that he wasn't able to prevent her assassination]]; when he confirms Lelouch's identity, Jeremiah pulls a HeelFaceTurn and [[AppropriatedAppelation embraces "Orange" as "the name of my loyalty!"]]
58** As for Lelouch, his friend Shirley calls him "Lulu", but he isn't really bothered or embarrassed by this. It may have something to do with his feelings for her.
59* ''Anime/{{Daltanious}}'': When Princess Catine enters the Adalus Base for the first time, she's surprised to see that Kento has a female companion with him, Sanae Shiratori. Threatened by the prospect of Kento loving someone else, she asks if Sanae is his "servant girl", making her angry. When Kento says that she isn't, Catine snidely remarks that she would have thought Sanae was his servant girl anyway because of how poor she looks.
60* In ''Manga/TheDemonGirlNextDoor'', Yuko initially doesn't like her demonic title as "Shadow Mistress" due to the connotations around the word 'mistress' (as in a {{Dominatrix}}, as Ryoko of all people implied). She comes to like it more when her teacher explains a mistress can just be a [[TheLeader title of authority.]]
61* In ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'', Masao Maeda’s bad reputation in being suspiciously perverted, by tailoring sexualized female slayer uniforms, earned him the nickname of "Scum Glasses" among the female slayers.
62* Allen Walker in ''Manga/DGrayMan'' is, if you ask [[{{Jerkass}} Kanda]], named "Moyashi" ("Beansprout," in English). He does not appreciate this, and the nickname is one of the reasons Kanda is one of the only people in existence [[AllLovingHero Allen]] can't get along with. Not that he cannot hit it back to Kanda by calling him by the first name.
63* Yutaka Itazu in ''Anime/EdenOfTheEast'' got his nickname of "Panties" due to him becoming a total recluse who walks around only in a shirt and underwear after losing his only pair of pants.
64* In ''Manga/Eyeshield21'', Agon's nickname for Unsui is "Unko-chan", which can mean "Little Shit" or "Girly Little Un".
65* ''Manga/FoodWars'':
66** Ikumi Mito dislikes her nickname "Nikumi" (a pun on "Niku", which means "Meat" in Japanese, and her given name) as this. She only allows Soma to call her that way [[{{Tsundere}} because he told her it sounded cute, which made her develop a crush on him]].
67** Hisako Arato is called "Hishoko-chan" (lit. "Secretary Girl") by Alice. It's used as a bit of a RunningGag in the manga, since the author hadn't given her a proper name until the Autumn Election, and it actually spread across the student body, much to her irritation. Unlike with Nikumi above, Soma agrees not to call her that way when she flips out about it.
68* PlayedForDrama in ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' -- [[ColonelBadass Roy Mustang]] is known as "the Hero of Ishval" for his role in the Amestrian-Ishvallan war. He does ''not'' appreciate being called a hero for [[spoiler:[[KillItWithFire killing the most people]] in what was actually [[WouldBeRudeToSayGenocide just a genocide]].]]
69* ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'''s [[TheHero Tamahome]] was called "{{Obake}}-chan"/"Little Ghost" in childhood thanks to the [[FacialMarkings character on his forehead]]. When [[TheLancer Tasuki]] figured that out and used it to refer to Tamahome, he got sent to orbit. No, really.
70* In ''Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure'', Tsubomi is given the derogatory title "The Weakest Precure in History", due to the fact that, when she first transforms, she spent the entire moment just running and flailing.
71* In ''Anime/ImGonnaBeAnAngel'' Mikael totally hates when people misspell his name, calling him 'Kaeru-san' (Mr Frog) and he always tries to correct them. [[spoiler: His teacher, Raphael on the other, doesn't seem to mind at all being called 'Haeru-san' (Mr Growing Out)]]
72* Mikado from ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' was respectfully granted the title "Boyfucker Mikado" due to him having crushed the dreams of countless opponents with his soccer skill.
73-->'''Mikado:''' ''(thinking)'' There's literally nothing respectful about that title!!
74* Raimu Kouno of ''Manga/KaijuGirlCaramelise'' was known as "Gorirairi" in middle school because [[KingKongCopy her face resembled a gorilla's]]. She initially took the teasing in stride, but when she overheard Okada (the boy she liked) making fun of her face she became much more sensitive about it. In the present, she has shortened it to "Rairi".
75* One minor character in ''Manga/KyouKaraOreWa'' got the nickname of "Perizoma Mask" due to an unluckily placed bandage he received as part of Mitsuhashi's realization he could stand up to bullies ([[ButForMeItWasTuesday not that Mitsuhashi remembers how he realized that or that he ruined Perizoma Mask's life).]]
76* Alto Saotome from ''Anime/MacrossFrontier'' does not appreciate being called "Princess Alto" ("Alto-hime" in the original Japanese), a nickname that derives from his [[DudeLooksLikeALady effeminate appearance]]. The fact he was a kabuki actor who played female roles and just so happens to have a StrongFamilyResemblance to his deceased mother does not help his case.
77* Earning one is what inspires ''Manga/MasamuneKunsRevenge''. Aki is well-known for giving these to her suitors as a way of rejecting them. As a child, he was called "Pig's Foot" when he tries to confess to Aki (he was chubby as a child), and decided to dedicate his life to getting in shape so he can make Aki fall in love with him, just so he can reject her.
78* Haruki Shiina of ''Manga/MrRightTurnedOutToBeAYoungerWoman'' is often referred to as being like an old man, in large part because she loves alcohol. Usually, she tolerates this, but one time, when the nickname gets to her, Risa Takagai speaks up and calls out her coworkers on how they're upsetting Shiina.
79* In ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', Present Mic calls Aizawa “Prince of slumberland” and “snooze master” due to his sleeping a lot. Aizawa puts him in a chokehold til he shuts up.
80* Jiraiya from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' is at first annoyed when Naruto calls him Ero-sennin ("Pervy Sage" in the English dub), but almost immediately thereafter, allows him to do it when they are alone. But he still gets annoyed when Naruto does it in front of others.
81* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'':
82** The K in Evangeline A.K. [=McDowell's=] name stands for Katherine, but [[ChivalrousPervert Albireo Imma]] shortens it to "Kitty". She doesn't like it at all. In the sequel ''Manga/UQHolder'', this is actually used to show how dangerous Dana is since she calls her Kitty and she doesn't get angry. [[OhCrap Quite the opposite, actually]]. The only person who was ever given permission to call her that was her adopted son Touta (although there was time travel shenanigans involved).
83** And Rakan refers to her by the even more embarrassing ''[[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld Loli Grandma]]''. Her next spell comes close to "accidentally" killing him.
84* In ''Anime/APlaceFurtherThanTheUniverse'', Shirase Kobuchizawa is nicknamed "Antarctica" at her school because of how obsessed she is to reach the eponymous continent in order to search for her MissingMom.
85* Dawn in ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' hates to be called "Dee Dee", [[spoiler:a reference to an unfortunate childhood incident with a Plusle & Minun]]. Once we find this out, [[TheRival Kenny]] looks less playful and more [[KidsAreCruel cruel]], both by the fact that he hung the Embarrassing Nickname on her in the first place, and that he keeps using it. Under her original Japanese name, Hikari, the nickname was "Pikari" because of [[spoiler:how the shock made her hair sparkle]]. But in the dub, she's called "Dee Dee" because [[spoiler:the sparkles looked like "Diamond Dandruff"]].
86* In ''Manga/SakiShinohayuDawnOfAge'', Kousuke, Shino's uncle, hates it when a pawn shop clerk calls him "Richardson," since [[NoodleIncident he's no longer in that band]].
87* Miki from ''Manga/SchoolLive'' doesn't really like Yuki referring to her as "Mii-kun".
88* It's part of the series title, but Barnaby really doesn't like being referred to as "Bunny"/"L'il Bunny"/"Bunny-chan" by his crime-fighting partner Kotetsu in ''Anime/TigerAndBunny''. He eventually chooses to give up on complaining about it but he never accepts it completely. Its embarrassingness is so extreme it can apparently [[spoiler:restore Barnaby's memories of Kotetsu after they'd been forcibly wiped by the series BigBad via a NEXT power]] Hilariously, though, it seems the name has caught on, enough for the mechanic who maintains Barnaby's hi-tech suit to add a rabbit-shaped logo onto it.
89* In ''Anime/TransformersEnergon,'' the Alpha Quintesson is called "Alpha Q" for short. Say it out loud a few times...
90* For an OlderThanTheyLook teenage girl with rather significant HeightAngst issues, Saku Momoi of ''Manga/WastefulDaysOfHighSchoolGirls'' certainly dislikes being called Literature/{{Loli|ta}}. The manga expands on this by showing her annoyance at [[ChaoticStupid Baka]] calling her that, but after ''everybody'' started addressing her that way, she quietly accepted it in resignation.
91* Natsumi in ''Manga/YoureUnderArrest'' is nicknamed "Home Run Girl" by local masked vigilante Strike Man (since she's the only person capable of hitting his pitches with a baseball bat), and she ''hates'' it. It gets worse in later seasons, when the local newspapers have picked up the nickname as well, much to her chagrin.
92* In ''Anime/ZoidsNewCentury'' Bit Cloud starts calling the Tigers/Saberfangs Team "Fuzzy Pandas". Somehow, the nickname sticks whenever Bit and the Blitz Team run into them, and the team itself goes on an emotional roller coaster ride best described as comic relief for the rest of the series. Towards the end, the Saberfangs face off one more time against two members of Blitz Team...and the Judge Bot refers to the Saberfangs as the "Fuzzy Pandas Team". All the Saberfang Zoids FaceFault as one and are KO'd as a result.
93* ''Anime/ZombieLandSaga'': Saki [[VitriolicBestBuds calls]] Lily "Chinchiku" (translated as "Shrimpy" or "Squirt" in the dub).
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97* ''Animation/BoBoiBoy'' has Adu Du's nickname Bubucu, given by his mother. In a way, it means "Stinky".
98* Wolffy of ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'' got the nickname "Niao Tai Lung" ("Pee Wolf"; this is a pun on his original Chinese name, Hui Tai Lung), for the bad habit of [[EmbarrassingDampSheets wetting the bed]] as a cub.
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102* Greg Davies (of ''Series/TheInbetweeners'' fame) has a routine where he introduces a flipchart introducing the [[IHaveManyNames many, many]] such nicknames [[ButtMonkey one of his schoolmates]] had, and all the childishly minor incidents that each one [[NeverLiveItDown immortalised]].
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106* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'':
107** The Penguin's ''nom de guerre'' also began as an insult. He was teased as a child because he was fat, short, and had a big nose, not to mention that his mother insisted he always carry an umbrella, because his father died of pneumonia after being caught in the rain without one. "Penguin" was a common insult. After his mother died and her long illness cost him so much that the bank foreclosed on their store, he tried to turn to crime, only to be laughed at by a gang of thugs who used the same insult. Fed up with it all, he decided to embrace the insult; he dressed like a penguin, customized his ever-present umbrella into a high-caliber firearm, went back to the gang, gunned down their leader, and took over, completing his StartOfDarkness.
108** [[ComicBook/Robin1993 Robin III]]/ComicBook/RedRobin Tim Drake despises the nickname "Timmy" though he still gets called by it from time to time.
109* ''ComicBook/{{Captain Marvel|MarvelComics}}'': Captain Mar-Vell would often insist he is called by his actual name and ''not'' "Captain Marvel". (Despite the fact that it was the title of his own comic.)
110* On arrival in ''ComicBook/{{Copperhead}}'' Zeke immediately trips over Budroxifinicus' name and Clara dubs him "Boo". Boo is not amused but can't directly oppose his new boss.
111* The name "ComicBook/DoctorOctopus" was actually originally a derogatory name that Otto Octavius' co-workers called him behind his back, a pun on his actual name inspired by the four-armed apparatus; he knew about it, but barely cared. After the accident that bonded the invention to him and granted him mental control over it, he adapted the insult as his ''nom de guerre'' as a way of showing contempt towards them.
112* In ''ComicBook/NthManTheUltimateNinja'', Dr. Yagyu calls John "Peachy", after Momotaro the Peach Boy. John himself teases the Soviet Colonel Novikova by calling her "Novi-cakes."
113* A conversation in ''ComicBook/WarIsHell: The First Flight of the ComicBook/PhantomEagle'' reveals that the protagonist [[ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames thought of calling himself by the titular name]], but after realizing war isn't fun and games, he grew to consider it this. By the time he reveals it to his [[spoiler: dying]] comrade, he buries his face in his hands from sheer embarassment that he at one point thought it was a good idea.
114* Teddy of ''ComicBook/{{Plutona}}'' earned the name "Tugger Teddy" when he was caught masturbating in the school bathroom.
115* A mutant named Hachiman was sent after the Geraci crime family at the time when ComicBook/ThePunisher became their don. Because he uses an axe alongside with his mutant powers, he has gained the nickname "Hatchetman", which he resents.
116* ComicBook/SheHulk is usually flattered by people who call her The Jade Giantess or The Glorious Green Glamazon. However, calling her "Shulkie" is a good way to get a fat lip (or worse).
117* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'':
118** Played with a bit: Sonic, Knuckles and the Chaotix are introduced to Knux's baby brother. However, once they realize that the kid's gonna be nicknamed "Kneecaps", it's ''Knuckles'' who flips out after Sonic and the Chaotix (including Knuckles' girlfriend) burst out laughing.
119** In the AllThereInTheManual "The Complete Sonic Comic Encyclopedia", it reveals that the Acorn lineage had nicknames for its kings. Of them, three of them had nicknames connected to bad choices. Those were Theodore the Bereaved (he lost his first son due to an accidental shooting), George the Foolish (nearly eradicated his own army in a foolish attack) and Maximilian the Cursed (getting hit with bad moments after bad moments after Robotnik exiled him in his coup.)
120* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': Eugene Thompson's nickname "Flash" was changed into one in one of the sillier [[RetCon retcons]] during ''ComicBook/BrandNewDay''. Originally it had been used in reference to his [[LovableJock prowess on the football field]], now it became a reference to a case of premature ejaculation on a high-school date.
121* Deliberately invoked in ''ComicBook/StrikeforceMorituri'' by Pilar "Scaredycat" Lisieux and William "Scatterbrain" Deguchi; they gave each other embarrassing code names as part of a dare.
122* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'':
123** ''Daily Planet'' editor Perry White ''[[BerserkButton really hates]]'' being called "Chief".
124** ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} hates when her mother calls her "Karanizu", feeling she's too old for pet names.
125* Matt Murdock intensely disliked being called "ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}" as a child (he was perceived as a bookworm by his classmates, and they called him that [[NonIndicativeName to be sarcastic]]), but through the logic of comicbooks chose to call himself just that after gaining superpowers...
126* ''ComicBook/{{Transmetropolitan}}'':
127** A version of the [=McGregor=] story told in the "Folklore" section below occurs in an Issue #14. A rather sad-looking guide talks about all the things he helped to build inside a building...and then someone calls out, "Hey! Bill Chimpfucker!"
128** Then there's the first President seen in the series: [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname known only as "The Beast"]] (as in we never learn his real name unlike his successor, Gary "The Smiler" Callahan). The name was given by Spider Jerusalem as an apt description of his attitude, and it apparently stuck ''too'' well, as the man himself laments: "''Because of you, everyone calls me 'The Beast' now. The press, my staff, my own fucking children.''"
129* In ''ComicBook/UncannyAvengers'', Daken tells Sunfire that in Japan he's seen as an embarrassment and they gave him an appropriate nickname, "Hot Sake". This is particularly insulting because only low quality Sake is served hot; the heat helps conceal the flaws.
130* ''ComicBook/XMen'':
131** X-Man Fabio Medina got saddled with the nickname "Goldballs" due to his power to create the same. He begged his teammates to stop using it or it'd stick. He eventually claimed it as his X-Men codename.
132** X-Men villain ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}} was often referred to by fans as 'Pookie' due to his tendency to [[VillainDecay not come off nearly as intimidating as he used to]]. Several years ago this [[AscendedMeme became canon]] when ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'' began calling him this, and it soon caught on among other characters in-universe. Needless to say, the immortal world-conquering mutant overlord was [[DoNotTauntCthulhu not amused by this]].
133* In one of the ''ComicBook/XWingRogueSquadron'' comics, we see that Wedge Antilles' childhood nickname was Veggies. He [[http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/2654/blz13vn7.jpg doesn't seem to mind]] when his childhood friend Mirax calls him that, although she tells him not to use ''her'' childhood nickname, Myra.
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137* ''ComicStrip/ForBetterOrForWorse'': As kids, Michael used to refer his sister Elizabeth as 'Lizard Breath'. He would sometimes do it as an adult when he wanted to annoy her.
138* Jon Arbuckle's brother "Doc Boy"[[note]]DON'T CALL ME DOC BOY!!![[/note]] in ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}''. He ''does'', however, prefer that to "Iguana Gums", another nickname he used to have.
139* In ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'', Sally's nickname for Linus was "Sweet Babboo"... and he didn't like it one bit.
140* In ''ComicStrip/{{Retail}}'', Cooper frequently refers to his boss, Stuart, as "Zucchini Head".
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144* In ''Fanfic/AbsolutePowerSucksAbsolutely'', Maxime, also known as the "Miracle Man" and "Deus Ex", hates it when his surrogate little brother Alvaro won't call him anything but "Jesus" despite pleading with him not to. It's a reminder of how people won't stop worshiping him [[AGodIAmNot no matter how much he tells them to stop.]]
145* ''Fanfic/AbsoluteTrust'':
146** In Chapter 16, Alec cuts off Zhao's hand to free Tui. A traumatized member of Zhao's personal guard escapes the North Pole alive, and when Ozai receives the report, he places a bounty on Alec's head, along with the nickname "Hand Slicer." And any hope of escaping it dies when he does it to another evil firebender in Chapter 21.
147** Alec gets hit with this twice, actually; thanks to Pakku, his CodeName among the Order of the White Lotus is Foul Mouth.
148* ''Fanfic/ACertainDrollHivemind'': From "Entry 16": "Sumi", for "Koizumi Kyoko":
149--> "Oh, lay off her," Abe Eiko said. "It's too early in the morning for this, Sumi."\
150"... don't call me Sumi."
151* PlayedForDrama in ''Fanfic/AchillesHeel''. Lusamine has a breakdown when her estranged husband Mohn calls her by her old pet name, "Lucy".
152* In ''Fanfic/AlmostPsychoChuckChicken'' Buford hates being called "Bufy" by Butternut and Howie.
153* Tim Drake, after surrendering the Robin mantle to Damian Wayne sometime between ''Fanfic/AngelOfTheBat'' and ''Times of Heresy'' has been using "Red Robin" as a PermanentPlaceholder ever since. By his own admission, he hates the title, and Connor Hawke and Stephanie Brown both lovingly crack jokes about him sharing his title with a burger restaurant.
154* In the ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}''[=/=]''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' crossover ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/147403/applebloom-transform-and-roll-out Applebloom: Transform and Roll Out!]]'', Applebloom reveals that Scootaloo's mother calls her "her little pumpkin-doodlebug" while trying to convince Scootaloo that she's really Applebloom (Applebloom having just found out she's a {{Shapeshifting}} RobotGirl).
155* In ''Fanfic/TheApprenticeTheStudentAndTheCharlatan'':
156** Luna hates it when Celestia calls her "Lulu," as she finds it childish.
157** Twilight hates when her father calls her by her old baby nickname "Twinklesparky," ''especially'' when he does it in front of Nova Shine.
158* Discussed in ''Fanfic/ArthurGoesFourth''. Beat finds Brain's nickname silly and questions why he allows people to call him it.
159* In ''Fanfic/TheBeastOfGusu'', Wei Wuxian considers the titular nickname (given by the Wen soldiers) this.
160* In the short ''[[http://fav.me/d4zbb0p Beyond the Impossible]]'', Pilot Jorge Strauss got his nickname "Dropper" because he accidentally dropped his weapons shortly after take-off in a training flight in his A-10 Warthog, while trying to retract his landing gear.
161* ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'' has Socrates refer to Stupendous Man as "Stupey".
162* ''Fanfic/CyclesUponCycles'': "Shepard's Strikers," the name that the media gives Shepard's crew in this ''Franchise/MassEffect'' / ''VideoGame/StarCraft'' crossover. Shepard himself doesn't care for it and Emperor Valerian is dubious, though everyone else seems to like it.
163* ''[[Creator/Antony444 The Dance is Not Over]]'':
164** The castellan of Harrenhal is TheGhost, but gets the unflattering nickname "Let's Surrender" after being forced to surrender the castle seven times throughout the civil war.
165** One of the less popular Greyjoy captains is known as "Kenning the coward" to his fellow reavers.
166* In ''WebVideo/TheDevilIsAPartTimerAbridged'', at the end of the fight against Lucifer, Satan demotes him to "Lucy".
167* ''Fanfic/DistortionsSymphogear'': Chris and Tsubasa are given nicknames of Megadeth (after the common theme of her attacks) and Samurai (due to acting similarly to one), respectively, by the American Soldiers that they end up saving. Neither of them are pleased by this development.
168* ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' fanfics:
169** Ignacio from ''Fanfic/TheDragonAndTheButterfly'' has a habit of giving these, referring to Julieta Madrigal as "Cooking Mama."
170** In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/42966075/chapters/107951373 Storytime]]'', it's mentioned that Pepa sometimes calls Bruno "Pancita" (a Spanish word more-or-less meaning "chubby belly"), which [[FanCreatedOffspring Sierra]] has picked up on.
171* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8794971/1/Faith-No-More Faith No More]]'', Faith refers to her Watcher, Diana Dormer, as DD. More than once, a character has noted [[BoobBasedGag her nickname doesn't refer to her initials]].
172* In ''Fanfic/FrozenHeartsSakume'', Heinrik, one of [[WesternAnimation/Frozen2013 Hans']] brothers, has the nickname, "Heinie," while Johan Jorgen, a pirate, has the nickname "Jo-Jo". The latter responds to the former calling him by his nickname by threatening to respond in kind.
173* ''Fanfic/AGameOfCatAndCat'':
174** Aoi makes it a policy to never give her name out to anyone because she's a gang leader. This backfires on her when she tells the English-speaking BackAlleyDoctor her name under anesthesia, and he mistakes it for the childish expression of pain "owie". Ever since then he only called her "Madame Pain", though he only tells its origin to her. Everyone else assumes it's because she's using a whip.
175** As revenge for that nickname, Aoi starts calling the doctor "Doctor Dude". She then has to clarify to others that his real name is [[Film/TheBigLebowski neither Jeffrey nor Lebowski]]. Unlike Aoi, Doctor Dude's real name is [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname never stated]].
176* Poison Ivy from ''Fanfic/GreensMyFavoriteColor'' hates when Harley calls her "Ives". She's also not fond of just "Ivy". As a result, Harley's preferred AffectionateNickname is "Red".
177* ''Fanfic/HowFriendshipAccidentallySavedMagicalBritain'': Tom Riddle's new surname Gaunt-Prewett is initially abbreviated to "GP", which gets immediately rendered by the other Slytherins (and eventually Hermione) into "Yippee". Tom, naturally, hates it, but he comes to own it anyway.
178* In ''Fanfic/OnePunchManHerosHarem'', Vaccine Girl (a weakened GenderFlip of [[Webcomic/OnePunchMan Vaccine Man]]) is given the name Roly Poly Vore Girl by the Heroes Association after she eats a monster made of pollution and balloons to hilarious proportions.
179* In ''Fanfic/AnIdealGift'', Mikey has taken to calling Irrilia "Rilly." While Irrilia doesn't seem to mind, her father does.
180-->'''Raphael:''' Don't call her Rilly.
181* Jaune in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12574905/3/In-the-Kingdom-s-Service In the Kingdom's Service]]'' is given the code name Rat after becoming a member of the Vale Secret Service.
182* ''Fanfic/InnocentMarauderLover7'': Harry is displeased that toddler Sasha calls him "Ree", because that's also what she calls Kreacher, and he doesn't like the idea of being interchangeable with Kreacher. Then he learns that Sirius, aka Padfoot, is "Poo", and decides it could be worse.
183* In the ''Manga/{{Saki}}'' doujin, ''[[http://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/joint_training_camp#5 Joint Training Camp]]'', Himeko Tsuruta gets annoyed at Awai calling her "Tsuru-hime", a reference to her name and her CombinationAttack with her best friend and ClubPresident Mairu. After telling Awai to stop, Himeko reluctantly accepts Awai calling her "[[FirstNameBasis Himeko]]".
184* ''Fanfic/LittleHandsBigAttitude'': Defied. When trying to decide on a name for the new baby in the family, Sonic immediately vetoes "Richard" because he knows from watching ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' movies that it leads to embarrassing nicknames - in other words he doesn't want anyone to call his newest little brother "Dick".
185* ''Fanfic/TheLudwigQuartet'': {{Invoked}} by [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk Elliot Koopa]] on Ludwig, mocking him with [[DoNotCallMePaul Toothwig]].
186* ''Fanfic/LuzBelosPrincessOfTheBoilingIsles'':
187** Much like in canon, Amity can't abide being called "Mittens", even by Luz.
188** When they were little, Luz would call Willow "Willy."
189* In the ''VideoGame/PunchOut'' fanfic ''Fanfic/MaFille'', Glass Joe's high school "[[WithFriendsLikeThese friends]]" often called him Lulu, since his middle name is Luc.
190* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12551483/12/Magical-Gentlewoman-Phantom-Thief-Joker-chan Magical Gentlewoman Phantom Thief Joker-chan]]'', [[GenderFlip Akira]] calls Ryuji ''Saka-chan'', much to his embarrassment. After numerous attempts to make her stop, he eventually accepts it with resignation, which causes a few students to think they're dating... and that she has him whipped.
191* In ''Fanfic/MyFamilyAndOtherEquestrians'', the protagonist is given the nickname of Bones by his father, which he obviously hates. Soon, even Princess Celestia is using this nickname to mock him.
192* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fan fiction ''Fanfic/OurTrueColors'', Pinkie Pie gives Scootaloo the nickname "Loo-Loo". Scootaloo is not amused.
193* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12424188/22/Naturally Naturally]]'' Fleamont Potter complains to his parents about the number of times he's been called "Flea". When his brother Charlus ribs him about it, their father comments that Charlus used to be called "Lusty" at Hogwarts.
194* In ''Fanfic/NumberjacksAdvanced'', Charlotte dislikes being called Lottie. Exactly why is unknown, but she will voice her displeasure when she hears someone say it.
195* ''Fanfic/OniGaShikuSeries'': Izuku calls Ochako "Ass-Slapper" for a short while - a ''very'' short while - because she {{accidental|pervert}}y slapped his butt when she used her quirk on him to save him from tripping (as it requires physical contact). She protests a lot against it so Izuku quickly switches to Occhan, which she has no problem with.
196* In ''Fanfic/PacificWorldWarIIUsNavyShipgirls'', Phoenix has the really funny-sounding nickname of "Phoo-bird", something she doesn't like being called in public.
197* ''Fanfic/PaperMarioX'': [[VideoGame/{{Kirby}} Meta Knight]] does not like to be called Mettie.
198* In ''Fanfic/{{Paradise}}'', because of Celestia's heroic act of jumping down the mountain ridge to save a pegasus foal without any wings, the pegasi started to call her 'Pink Plummet'. [[BerserkButton Celestia didn't like that one bit.]] Though, [[spoiler: she later used that nickname to bruise the pegasi's pride for not stepping up to the challenge of being chased by her]].
199* ''Fanfic/ThePiecesLieWhereTheyFell'': Common among the original Bearers.
200** [[spoiler:Fluttershy does not like her time-given title of "Stern Warden", because it makes her seem scarier than she really was.]]
201** [[spoiler:Pinkie doesn't seem too pleased with her title of "Wise Oracle" either.]]
202** [[spoiler:Applejack is annoyed at being referred to as a "Stallion" of Dedication, explaining she got stuck with the name due to ponies mixing her up with her brother.]]
203** [[spoiler:Rarity doesn't care for her identity being more used to inspire elitism, but is somewhat appeased by the fact that at least there's still ''some'' effort towards honoring the values of her element.]]
204** [[spoiler:Rainbow Dash doesn't like her title as the Warrior because she doesn't feel she earned it in life.]]
205** [[spoiler:Averted by Twilight, who hasn't really had the opportunity to consider her title of "Magi of Stars".]]
206** In the sequel ''Picking Up the Pieces'', Gentle Step says that her lieutenant, a stallion named Mist Flight, hates being called "Misty". Vix-Lei's "embarrassing codename" of Bad Driver also qualifies.
207* In one comic from ''Webcomic/Persona5AdultConfidantAU'', Sojiro gives his classmate/teammate Iwai the nickname 'Mune-chan' (a shortened version of his given name Munehisa). When Iwai tells Sojiro not to call him that again, Sadayo and Ichiko arrive and greet him as 'Mune-san' and 'Mune-chan' respectively, with Sojiro admitting he told a few people.
208* ''Literature/APieceInTheGameOfGods'': From the second chapter:
209-->"Hey, Jerry," Teri greeted me in a somewhat friendlier tone.\
210"Hey, Teapot," I responded with a nod of acknowledgement.\
211Teri gave me a look of annoyance at the old nickname and even flipped me off, but didn't say anything. The first time I'd ever met Teri, she'd been practicing her routine for a school play and had been singing, "I'm a little teapot," over and over, hence my own personal nickname for her. I didn't use it very often, just enough to provide the occasional annoyance.
212* ''Webcomic/PMDAnotherPerspective'': Early on, Blazy comes up with "Purry" as a nickname for the Rocket grunt. While mentions of the nickname initially prompt her to react with hostility, she decides to go by it to attract less attention.
213* Pittan from ''Fanfic/PrettyCurePerfumePreppy'' hates to be called "Pit".
214* ''Fanfic/PrisonIslandBreak'': Knuckles is nicknamed "Fuckles" (though no one other than Shadow says that to his face) while Silver is nicknamed "Preacher".
215* In the ''Literature/HarryPotter''/''Literature/DragonridersOfPern'' crossover ''The Queen Who Fell to Earth'' the dragons like to give non-riders descriptive nicknames. Until she became a rider, Hermione's nickname was "Fuzzy One," while Sirius' is "Smelly Dog."
216* In ''Fanfic/AQuincysFairyTail'', Nanana Najahkoop hates being called "[[Series/Batman1966 Nananana Batman]]" with a passion. Obviously, nearly everyone calls him that, much to his chagrin
217* ''Fanfic/{{Quizzical}}'': Stone the Drone, for the titular Quizzical Greystone, who dislikes her monotone voice.
218* In ''Fanfic/RepairsRetrofitsAndUpgrades'', a ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' fanfiction, Asami is dubbed "noodles" by Iroh due to an odd metaphor regarding the development of international relations and technology, and her place in it.
219* ''Fanfic/TheRigelBlackChronicles'': Members of the "Save Our World" party pronounce SOW like sowing seeds. Its detractors, though, pronounce it like a female pig. (It doesn't help that the previous incarnation was named "Cure Our World".) Hermione doesn't actually realise that the pronunciation is intended as an insult until Archie explains it to her.
220* ''Fanfic/RiseOfTheMinisukas'': Sakura Suzuhara calls her guardian Minisuka "Crimson Septuple Hypermax". Leader and Shiki find it hilarious... until Sakura christen them "Scarlet Sistine Superczar" and "Burgundy Buccaneer Blastcaster".
221* ''WebVideo/{{RWBYABRG}}'': Glynda Goodwitch is often called by the unfortunate name Good''bitch''. Mostly by her boss, Headmaster Ozpin, who ''loves'' to get her riled up for... [[{{Masochism}} personal reasons]].
222* ''Fanfic/SAOTheEroge'': [[Literature/SwordArtOnline Kirito]] learns from Ducker that his constant traveling with only Asuna, Argo, and Kizmel has resulted in him gaining the moniker of [[TheCasanova 'The Ladies' Man Swordsman'.]]
223* In ''Fanfic/SayItThrice'', Lydia discovers that, because of the events of [[Film/{{Beetlejuice}} the movie]], she's known by various ghosts as "The Mortal Bride." She doesn't like it, although by the end of the story she's willing to make use of the implied threat it carries.
224* ''Fanfic/TheSecretReturnOfAlexMack'': Jo Baker's exposure to GC-161 gives her SuperStrength but turns her skin blue, so she calls herself Azure Crush. Her boyfriend, however, [[AffectionateNickname affectionately]] calls her Smurfette. (No-one else is allowed to call her that.)
225* ''Fanfic/ShadowchasersSeries'': Jalal the Dragonborn is nicknamed "Jalal the Dragonblind" after a NoodleIncident where he mistook the female minotaur Terra Ironhoof for male and got beaten up for it.
226* ''Fanfic/ShinjiTheCasanova'': Shinji's friends start calling him "Lord Iron Balls" after seeing him teasing and even flirting with Asuka without dire consequences. Eventualy, Shinji's whole class join them. Shinji does not appreciate it.
227-->'''Cupid:''' "'Lord Iron Balls', eh? Should we put that on your locker-tag?"\
228'''Shinji:''' "Oh shut up!"
229* In the ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' story ''Fanfic/ASmallButStubbornFire'', Marinette got a public nickname, Pajama Girl, [[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS02E11Gorizilla due to her being seen in her pajamas with Adrien]].
230* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6035532/6/Souls-Abound Souls Abound]]'' a goblin who soiled himself during a dragon handling class becomes known as "Crappy".
231* ''Fanfic/SonOfTheSannin'':
232** Shikamaru earns the nickname "Pineapple Head", of which he's not very fond of, although Temari uses it with [[AffectionateNickname some shades of endearment.]]
233** Earlier in the story, due to the changes in the ninja academy's training program, Sakura goes from the first student in the class to the dead last, to the point every other female student (even ''[[ShrinkingViolet Hinata]]'') is able to beat her in physical combat. Ino then switches from calling her "Forehead Girl" to "The Pink Punching Bag".
234* ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'':
235** Klein had the misfortune of getting stuck in the titular game while playing his test character, whom he named "[=BallsDeep69=]." He's had to correct people about his name so often that his guildmates think "My name is Klein!" is how he says hello, while Kirito ([[YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious usually]]) calls him "Balls" or "Ballsy."
236** Defied by Agil, who goes by [[GenderBlenderName "Tiffany"]] in this story but doesn't seem the least bit embarrassed by it, and it's the only point against him qualifying as the OnlySaneMan in the game. No explanation has been offered for his choice of online handle, so it's unknown whether he got saddled with it because he logged in under his wife's account, or he chose it because [[ItAmusedMe it amused him]].
237* ''Fanfic/TruePotential'': Anko's nicknames for her genin are "Whiskers" (Naruto), "Stutters-Chan" (Hinata), and "Lazy Ass" (Shikamaru).
238* ''Fanfic/ViridianTheGreenGuide'': Katsuki has no issue with Izuku calling him "Kacchan", but he does have an issue when [[spoiler:Stain]] discovers the nickname, finds it adorable, and decides to tell it to ''everyone in the underground''. Including Villains, Underground Heroes, and the police. And then ''they'' start to use it as Katsuki's handle. Katsuki is completely miffed.
239* ''Fanfic/WishingWell'': Baby Tiger Lily hates being called "Baby" because she's nearing the point where she gets her adult MeaningfulRename. Her brother offers to call her "BLT", but that's equally embarrassing.
240* ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'': Marik from the Abridged Series calls Bakura either "Fluffy", "Florence", or on one occasion "Kitty".
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243[[folder:Film — Animation]]
244* ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'': While trying to sneak into Ernesto's house, a few musicians address Héctor by his embarrassing nickname, "Chorizo", because he died choking on one in 1921. Héctor clarifies it was food poisoning from the chorizo. This moment gets harder to look at since it was revealed that Ernesto poisoned Héctor's tequila and when Héctor was about to die from said poisoning, Ernesto mockingly claims it might've been the chorizos he had.
245* In ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'', Ariel likes calling Flounder a "guppy" when he gets scared.
246* In ''WesternAnimation/MickeysTwiceUponAChristmas'', Max hates it when Goofy calls him "Maxie" because it's childish and he's trying to make a good impression on his girlfriend Mona.
247* In ''WesternAnimation/StrangeMagic'', a {{love potion}}ed Dawn calls The Bog King "Boggy Woggy Kingy Wingy", much to his frustration.
248* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', Mei comes to dislike her nickname of "Mei-Mei" as she associates it with the unrealistic image her mother has of her.
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251[[folder:Film — Live-Action]]
252* "Uneven Steven" in ''Film/TwoThirtySeven''. He walks with a limp.
253* In ''Film/Alien3'', Aaron is called "85" by the inmates. It refers to his IQ score, which they found out when they took a look at his personnel file.
254* Buford 'Mad Dog' Tannen from ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII''. In fact, calling him 'Mad Dog' is a BerserkButton with him.
255* ''Film/{{Bandslam}}'': "Dewey" for Will, and it is ''not'' PlayedForLaughs. [[spoiler:It's because his dad killed a kid while driving while intoxicated-DWI, Dewie.]]
256* In ''Film/BasicInstinct'', Nick is called "Shooter" by a lot of people. It refers to a previous incident in which he accidentally shot and killed a bunch of tourists, which he is still haunted by.
257* ''Film/Baywatch2017'': After an incident where Matt Brody vomited into the pool in the middle of a swim race, Matt was nicknamed "Vomit Comet".
258* In ''Film/BeyondTheLights'', the media dubs Kaz "Officer Hero" after he [[DrivenToSuicide saves]] Noni- which his fellow policemen are quick to affectionately tease him with (at one point even filling the trunk of his squad car with copies of a recent issue of Vibe magazine that Noni happens to be gracing the cover of).
259* In ''Film/BigGame'', Morris keeps on calling Oskari "Small Shoes", much to boy's displeasure, as small footprints are the first thing he notices about him while tracking him.
260* In ''Film/BlackPatch'', most of the town call Carl 'Flytrap' because one of his jobs is swatting flies in the hotel lobby.
261* ''Film/TheBlindSide'': Both in the film and in RealLife, Michael Oher ''hates'' being called "Big Mike", because he originally wanted to be a basketball star and basketball stars aren't supposed to be ''that'' big.
262* In ''Film/{{Bugsy}}'', the title character hates being called Bugsy, which refers to his temper. The RealLife Bugsy Siegel did not like the name either.
263* Marty Huggins in ''Film/TheCampaign'' has the nickname "Tickleshits". Apparently, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin he once shat himself while being tickled]].
264* In ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'', Iron Man calls in his secret weapon, Spider-Man, by calling him "Underoos." In the Japanese version, this is changed to "Leotard-kun".
265* ''Film/ClerksII'' features a character named Lance Dowds, played by Creator/JasonLee, who acquired the nickname "Picklefucker" after a dare involving holding a pickle between his buttocks. Randall is more than happy to remind him in front of the entire restaurant.
266* ''Film/DoctorSeries'':
267** Sir Lancelot Spratt was called "Porker" during his childhood:
268--->'''Iris''': What would you like me to call you? Just plain "Lancelot" or have you got some sort of a nickname?
269--->'''Sir Lancelot''': Well as a matter of fact I have, but it hasn't been used since I was at school.
270--->'''Iris''': May I share the secret?
271--->'''Sir Lancelot''': Well, it's... "Porker".
272--->'''Iris''': Yes, well, little boys can be very unkind. ({{Beat}}) And observant, too.
273** Miss Rubikov from ''Film/DoctorInClover'' refuses to be called "Tatty":
274--->'''Sydney''': Now, now, don't excite yourself, Tatty.
275--->'''Miss Rubikov''': An' don't call me "Tatty"! Me name's Tatiana!
276** ''Film/DoctorInTrouble'':
277*** Captain Spratt doesn't like when Wendover calls him "Whiskers".
278*** When the Master-at-Arms (whose first name is Humphrey) tells Dr. Burke (in disguise as Lavinia) to call him "Hum" for short, Dr. Burke remarks it's a good thing his name isn't "Bumfrey", as that would be "Bum" for short.
279* In ''Film/DriveACrookedRoad'', Eddie's {{Jerkass}} workmate Phil only ever addresses him as 'Shorty', which Eddie hates.
280* ''Film/TheEnforcer1951:'' Big Babe is short for big baby, a nickname Lazick got for being an overweight DirtyCoward.
281* ''Film/FullMetalJacket'': One member of Lusthog Squad is called "Handjob", due to masturbating at least ten times a day.
282* ''Film/GangOfRoses'': When one of the gang members calls Malone 'Babyface', Chas giggles. Malone heads off muttering something about it being a name from childhood that stuck.
283* In ''Film/HeroAndTheTerror'', Chuck Norris' character is lauded as "Hero" by the press for catching the SerialKiller known as "The Terror". He hates the nickname because he only caught the Terror through dumb luck after nearly getting himself killed and still suffers from post-traumatic stress.
284* In ''Film/HotFuzz'', "Cousin Sissy" is revealed by Angel to be one for [[spoiler:Simon Skinner]], though it turns out EverybodyKnewAlready.
285* Inverted in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade''; Indiana Jones, aka Henry Jones Jr., hates being called "Junior" by his father, Henry Jones Sr. His father, in turn, can't understand why his son ''likes'' being nicknamed after the family dog.
286* In ''Film/InglouriousBasterds'', Smithson Utivitch was rather disappointed to learn that the while the Nazis know his squadmates as Aldo the Apache and the Bear Jew, he is known as "The Little Man" amongst his enemies.
287* ''Film/OlsenBanden'': When the titular protagonist got an AdaptationalNameChange in ''Jönssonligan'', he also received one of these. Specifically, Charles-Ingvar tends to get called "Sickan"[[note]]For context, this is actually [[GenderBlenderName his twin sister's name]] which became his nickname as well after a mix-up in school[[/note]] by his closest friends, which [[RunningGag he complains about at least twice an episode.]]
288* In ''Film/MenInBlack3'', the main villain Boris instantly gets pissed off if he is called "Boris the Animal".
289-->'''Boris:''' ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis It's. Just. Boris!]]''
290* In ''Film/MidnightCowboy'', Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo hates being called "Ratso" and wants to be called "Rico" instead. We can only guess how he would feel about the fact that a [[Franchise/TheMuppets Muppet rat]] is named "Rizzo" after him.
291* In ''Film/MollysGame'', Molly ''hates'' being called "Poker Princess": a nickname the tabloids gave her.
292* In ''Film/MoreDeadThanAlive'', Cain does not like his old nickname of "Killer" Cain as he is attempting to go straight, put the past behind him and make a new start. But he is forced to use it to earn a living while appearing in Ruffalo's Shooting Show & Death Display.
293* In ''Film/NottingHill'', when William Thacker takes his new girlfriend, film mega-star Anna Scott, to a dinner party with some of his friends, the friends make sure that Scott knows that William's nickname in college was "Floppy", and that the situation was not pretty.
294* "Babyface" Nelson in ''Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou'' hates being called Babyface, as the real man did.
295* ''Film/PleaseTurnOver'': Roger in ''Naked Revolt'' has "Rogey-Podgy":
296-->'''Stella''': I know, poor Rogey-Podgy.
297-->'''Roger''': Don't say that. Rogey, not podgy. I'm fit!
298* In cut scenes of ''Franchise/StarWars Episode IV: Film/ANewHope'', Luke is called "Wormy" by his friends on Tatooine. You can see why he dropped it later.
299* ''Film/{{Stuber}}'' takes its title from the dumb nickname Stu receives from his boss at the sporting goods store, which combines Stu's name with that of the other company Stu works for, Uber.
300* In the Norwegian film ''Film/TurnMeOnDammit'', Artur pokes Alma in the leg with his erect penis, earning her the nickname "Pikk-Alma" ("Dick-Alma").
301* In ''Film/WatchYourStern'', Chief Mundy is called the "Creeper" by Blissworth.
302* ''Film/WereTheMillers'': Boner Garage (although she doesn't think it's embarrassing).
303* In ''Film/TheWorldsEnd'', Oliver Chamberlain earned the nickname "[[Film/TheOmen O-Man]]" due to his [[DistinguishingMark birthmark]] being shaped like a 6. He got so annoyed that, as an adult, he had it removed via laser surgery. [[spoiler:When Oliver is replaced by a blank, which uses an unaltered copy of his DNA, he is spotted due to the mark returning.]]
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307* A young man is walking through a small village one day and decides to stop by a bar and have a beer. He walks into a bar, and sees a grizzled old man, crying into his beer. Curious, the young man sits down and says, "Hey old timer, why the long face?" The old man looks at him and points out the window, "See that dock out there? I built that dock with my own two hands, plank by plank, nail by nail, but do they call me [=McGregor=] the dockbuilder? No, no." The old man continued, "And see that ship out there? I've been fishing these waters for my village for 35 years! But do they call me [=McGregor=] the fisherman? No, no." The old man continued, "And see all the crops in the farms out there? I planted and have been farming those crops for my village for nearly 45 years! But do they call me [=McGregor=] the farmer? No, no." The old man starts to cry again, "[[OnceDoneNeverForgotten But you]] screw [[BestialityIsDepraved one goat]]..."
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310[[folder:Literature]]
311!!!'''Authors:'''
312* In the stories of Creator/PGWodehouse, [[UpperClassTwit many members]] of the Drones Club have nicknames of this sort. In some cases, however, the real names they have replaced are even ''worse''.
313** In the ''Literature/BlandingsCastle'' novel ''Heavy Weather'', Lord Tilbury is annoyed when Galahad Threepwood, who knew him in his youth, calls him on his old nickname, "Stinker".
314!!!'''Works:'''
315* In ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfPinocchio'', Gepetto is also known as "Polentina" (because his DodgyToupee makes him look like he's wearing a plate of ''polenta'', a sort of cornmeal pudding, on his head). He [[BerserkButton really doesn't like that name]].
316* In ''Literature/AnansiBoys'', friends and family keep calling the main character "Fat Charlie", even after he's lost weight. But that can happen when your father is a {{Trickster god}} who sang the world into existence. His nicknames tend to stick.
317* Two of the characters in ''Literature/ArmadilloFists'' really don't like their street names.
318** Mr Face really doesn't like being called "Rape Face". Everyone does it anyway, though, even the narration. To make it even worse, [[NonIndicativeName he's never actually been known to rape anyone]]. [[note]]To be clear, he's certainly evil enough to do it, but if so he does it in the utmost secret.[[/note]] He just permanently ''looks'' like he's about to.
319** [[HandicappedBadass Tony]] doesn't like being called "Mr Torso". He feels he should more accurately be called "Mr Awesome", or even better, "Mr ''Fast'' Awesome".
320* The titular ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'' hates being called "Artie". He allows his mother and Juliet to call him that. And later on, Holly calls him by it, which causes him some confusion.
321* In ''Literature/TheBabySittersClub'', there is Boontsie (Stacey), Sunshine (Dawn) and Shannie (Shannon).
322* In ''Literature/BenTo'', the ''noms de guerre'' that the 'wolves' are stuck with are more often than not one of these, [[NamedByDemocracy bestowed unto them by their peers]]. For example, protagonist Satou ended up being called 'The Freak'/'The Pervert' after a series of events resulted in his being DraggedIntoDrag, Shaga became known as 'The Beauty by the Lake' after falling asleep in the park in the aftermath of her first victory, and Yarizui was christened 'Ice Witch' after the time she, an underage student, attempted to purchase a vodka mixer, under the impression that it was a soft drink.
323* In ''Literature/BeyondTheBoundary'', Hiromi calls Akihito "Akkey". He gets embarrassed by that, mainly because it sounds like a nickname of a washed-up idol to him.
324* In the libertarian pulp novel ''Code Name: Survival'', a ReallyGetsAround biker with occasional ALighterShadeOfBlack moments is called Bend-Over Betty, a name that gets more than one DoubleTake.
325* Mary from ''Literature/TheColorPurple'' hates being called "Squeak", but everyone still calls her that.
326* In ''Literature/TheCurseOfM'', Lorna's siblings saddled her with Fun Size (an affectionate jab at her height, or lack thereof) and the Anger Management Hairball, as she has long hair and a nasty temper. She tolerates both because they come from her family, and are not meant as actual insults.
327* ''Literature/DanShambleZombiePI'':
328** The title character is actually named Dan ''Chambeaux'', and hates his nickname because it makes him sound like a decrepit, rotting "shambler", not the well-preserved specimen of walking dead he is.
329** Inverted by the weather wizard Thunder Dick, who actually ''chose'' to be called that. He's perfectly happy with his nickname, but everyone ''else'' finds it understandably embarrassing.
330* ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'':
331** AnnoyingYoungerSibling Manny calls his older brother Greg "Bubby", much to his chagrin. It comes to a head at the SchoolPlay, where Manny calls out to Greg (who is playing one of the trees). To avoid the shame, Greg immediately refers to another of the kids playing the trees as "Bubby", which pays off as said kid is seen being bullied later on for it.
332** Cody Johnson once stepped in dog poop when he was in kindergarten, and ever since then, people have called him "Dookie." Even the principal calls him "Dookie Johnson" when congratulating him for getting straight A's over the PA system.
333* ''Literature/DirtyPair'': Kei and Yuri are ''officially'' codenamed the LovelyAngels. However, due to their unfortunate and accidental tendency to leave a place '''much''' worse than it was when they arrived, they've earned their infamous and much-better-known nickname: the "Dirty Pair".
334* In ''Literature/DontCallMeIshmael'', bullies transform the protagonist's name from 'Ishmael Leseur' into 'Stalepiss Manure' and 'Fishtail Le Sewer'.
335* In ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'', names have power, so Harry enjoys giving silly nicknames to powerful entities. The more imposing the adversary the sillier the nickname — the Knights of the Blackened Denarius, a group of people possessed by fallen angels, become "the Nickelheads", and the skinwalker so powerful and so fundamentally ''wrong'' that looking at it with magical sight sent Harry into hysterics became "Shagnasty".
336** He does get into a bit of trouble once when he refers to the Archangel Uriel as "Uri". His name roughly translates to "God is my Light", with the "el" bit specifically referring to God. Being an angel and all, Uriel is quite upset about having what he considers the important part of his name lopped off. He's all right with Dresden calling him "Mr. Sunshine" instead, though.
337* ''Literature/{{Durarara}}'':
338** Kyohei Kadota is given the nickname "Dotachin" by Izaya, whom he despises as well as the nickname. His friend Erika will occasional refer to him as Dotachin, getting a mix of responses back.
339** Call [[HairTriggerTemper Shizuo Heiwajima]] "Shizu-chan". We dare you.
340* In ''Literature/TheEmigrants'' the reason why Arvid moves to America is to escape the rumors that he had sex with a cow, and the nickname the rumor earned him -- the Bull at Nybacken.
341* ''Literature/ExpectingToFallIntoRuinIAimToBecomeABlacksmith'': Since the protagonist Kururi becomes an UltimateBlacksmith, the leading blacksmiths in his kingdom give him the nickname "The Great Dancer" without telling him.
342* In ''Literature/TheFirstLaw'' series, the Northern [[BarbarianHero "Named Men"]] get their names based on some distinguishing feature or act, and those names aren't always badass:
343** In the original trilogy, the CowardlyLion of the group is accurately if insensitively dubbed Forely "The Weakest".
344** Caul Shivers got his name because in his early days as a warrior, he got up during the night to urinate and fell into an icy stream. He later jokes/claims that the name was given becaue [[TheDreaded his enemies shiver at the sight of him]], which ironically, eventually turns out to be true, given the [[FacialHorror later trajectory]] of Shivers' life.
345** In his POV, the OldSoldier Curnden Craw initially connects his nickname to the fact that things [[HairTriggerTemper always stuck in his craw]] when he was younger. However, later on, it is revealed that the name derives from the fact that after surviving his first battle, he almost died at the feast after after choking on a chicken bone.
346* In ''Flashman and the Redskins'', {{Literature/Flashman}} is adopted by an Apache tribe and, due to his horseback skills, is named White-Rider-Goes-So-Fast-He-Destroys-The-Wind-With-His-Speed. Unfortunately, for convenience it's shorted to He-Who-Breaks-The-Wind or [[{{Gasshole}} Wind Breaker]]. Given how Flashman farted his way down the Valley of Death at Balaclava, you could say it's appropriate.
347* Ben from ''Literature/GangstaGranny'' doesn't like being called "Benny" by his granny because he thinks it's babyish.
348* ''Literature/GoblinsInTheCastle'': In ''Goblins on the Prowl'', John the giant doesn't like being called "Bonecracker", due to it having been earned in an incident he doesn't like to remember where he accidentally, and badly, injured a knight in an effort to save that knight's life from John himself.
349* ''Literature/HalfMoonInvestigations'' is named for the small-for-his-age protagonist's Embarrassing Nickname, Fletcher "Half" Moon.
350* ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince'':
351** Mrs. Weasley is forced to admit that her husband calls her "Mollywobbles" when they are alone.
352** In the same book, Lavender refers to then-boyfriend Ron as "Won-Won". [[NoJustNoReaction His friends' reactions are predictable.]]
353* Kyon from ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' hates it when people don't call him by his real name, but he can't be bothered to change it, so it's [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname the only name he's known by to the audience]]. According to him, his aunt first called him that name, and his younger sister was responsible for spreading it to the point that it's now what everyone calls him. In the ninth novel, Sasaki points this out rather blatantly, and teases the readers with Kyon, by claiming it's a royal and imposing name.
354* Almost every character in ''Literature/HiddenTalents'' is OnlyKnownByTheirNickname, and some of those nicknames aren't flattering:
355** Hindenburg is named after the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindenburg-class_airship Hindenburg]]'' class of airships, because they're both [[{{Gasshole}} full of gas]].
356** Trash's name refers to how he "trashes" objects by throwing them, but considering his status as a social outcast, it's probably also intended to be an insult.
357** A background character called Patrick Pardeau is known by his initials, [="PeePee".=]
358** Martin may have been called "Fartin' Martin" at some point in his past. Flinch also tries to name him "Squirt", but the name doesn't stick, to Martin's relief.
359* In ''Literature/HighSchoolDXD'', the Heavenly Dragons Ddraig and Albion get nicknamed "Breast Dragon Emperor" and "Butt Dragon Emperor" since their hosts Issei Hyoudou and Vali Lucifer have fetishes for breasts and butts respectively. Both dragons are so embarrassed by this that they go into a HeroicBSOD whenever it is mentioned.
360* ''Literature/HonorHarrington'' isn't overly fond of being called [[RedBaron the Salamander]]. And then in the ''Beginnings'' short story "A Call to Arms", we meet Lieutenant Travis Uriah Long, whose nickname progressed from Travis Oolong ([[DontExplainTheJoke U. Long]]) to Travis Tea, until it reached its current form: [[PunnyName Travesty]].
361* ''Literature/HoratioHornblower''[='s=] wife Maria calls him "Horry". Hornblower doesn't like his first name ''anyway'', so when Maria starts calling him that he's rather mortified. (Not that he says anything about it.)
362* In ''Literature/TheHorseAndHisBoy'' Prince Rabadash was transformed into a donkey, then regained his human form, but was told if he went ten miles from the capital he would be transformed permanently, and was thus constrained from going to war against his neighbors. As a result, "to his face and in his lifetime he was called Rabadash the Peacemaker, but behind his back and after his death he was called Rabadash the Ridiculous."
363* ''Literature/JourneyToChaos'': Tiza's apprentice mentor, Sathel, calls her "cocoon" because she is not a full fledged mercenary. This never fails to provoke a blush and a protest from her.
364* ''Literature/KnightAndRogueSeries'': Fisk's oldest sister calls him Nonny in "Rogue's Home".
365* Conversed in ''Literature/LettersToHisSon''. Lord Chesterfield warned, well, his son never to do anything which mimics[[note]]as in, people who mimic you[[/note]] would use to give him one. That's why he regarded perfect manners, style etc. as so important.
366* ''Literature/TheLongShips'': You might think that being enough of a dandy that your own men needle you about your dress sense might be embarrassing to a badass viking, but the narration notes that Olof Styrsson actually likes his nickname "Summerbird".
367* In ''Literature/LordOfTheFlies'', one main character -- a fat, socially awkward boy -- is [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname known only]] by his nickname, Piggy, which he hates.
368* ''Literature/LouisaTheBallerina'' features Louisa, an aspiring ballet dancer, who is often called "Weezer" by her family and friends, especially her sister. Louisa hates it, claiming that her real name is much more suited to a dancer.
369* ''Literature/{{MASH}}'': There is "Spearchucker" Jones, whose nickname has a very embarrassing backstory (and it's not the one he gives, either). However, he seems to accept the nickname in good humor.
370* ''Literature/MuggieMaggie'': When Maggie doesn't want to learn cursive, she writes her name in a sloppy way that makes it look like "Muggie." Her teacher reminds her that she has to close her cursive A's, and that her name is not Muggie. Everyone starts teasing her and calling her "Muggie Maggie."
371* ''Literature/{{NERDS}}'': Jackson Jones initially doesn't like to be called by his codename "[[BracesOfOrthodonticOverkill Braceface]]", which is given to him automatically since he didn't choose one for himself. He slowly warms up to it and even voluntarily requests for his codename back when becoming an agent again after his TenMinuteRetirement. By the end of the book, Jackson fully em''braces'' his nickname.
372-->'''Ruby''': Looks like you get to save the world again, Jones.\
373'''Jackson''': We're in the field, Pufferfish. Call me Braceface.
374* ''Literature/NinaTanleven'': ''The Ghost Wore Gray'' features Baltimore Cleveland who, when introduced and learning Nine’s own nickname, cheerfully says that Nine can call him Baltimore, or his own nickname -- Balty, which he quickly admits that he doesn’t care for since it sounds too much like “Baldy”. Nine quickly agrees to call him Baltimore.
375* ''Literature/OldKingdom'': [[OnlyKnownByHisNickname Touchstone]] in ''Literature/{{Sabriel}}''. Mogget gives him the name, and Touchstone finds it quite annoying, (it's a fool's name) — yet [[MyGreatestFailure he can't argue with it]]. (That he can't remember his real name at that point also helps.)
376* Several characters in ''Literature/ThePaleKing'' have unusual nicknames, like ‘Irrelevant’ Chris Fogle, Ms. 'Iranian Crisis' Neti-Neti, David 'The Young Man Carbuncular' Wallace, and Diablo the Left-Handed Surrealist.
377* The titular cat from ''Literature/PeterNoTail'', also known as Pelle No-Tail or Pelle Svanslös, goes by just "Peter" or "Pelle" [[note]] This technically is ''not'' a DubNameChange; "Pelle" is just the Swedish form of "Peter". [[/note]]; the "Svanslös" ("No-Tail" or "Tail-less") is a title bullies like [[CatsAreMean Måns]] call him.
378* In Bernard Glemser's ''The P.R. Girls'', Sue, who is the head of the department of public relations for a major Hong Kong hotel, is woefully called upon by a Chinese girl who keeps saying, "Oh, Miss Sue!" This causes people to give her the nickname "Missue" which she hates.
379* The narrator of the ''Literature/{{Raffles}}'' stories, Bunny, is so named after an unflattering cricket term denoting an extremely incompetent batsman. Doubles as AffectionateNickname, since he himself doesn'e seem to mind it.
380* ''Literature/RedMoonRisingHolt'': Jo nicknames Rae "Tootie". Rae's sister Temple starts calling her this too.
381* In ''Literature/{{Renegades}}'', both Nova and the man registering her for Renegade trials agree that Insomnia is a lame nickname for a superhero, but since her honorary uncle suggested it to her a few days prior (and she couldn't think of anything better), she still goes with it.
382* ''Literature/TheRifter'': John has been transported from Earth to the world of Basawar. In the Basawar language, John sounds rather like Jahn, which is a word for an animal with a tawny coat, a name for a pet; John is blond, and when he says his name, people take it to be a contemptuous nickname; he is repeatedly sneered at for that. John is willing to put up with it because of his habit of extreme self-effacement. [[spoiler:Eventually, after John becomes part of a Fai’daum fighting unit, the commander insists that he has to have a more dignified name, and settles on Jath’ibaye. It's a symbol of how much more humanely the Fai'daum behave than most of the rest of society.]]
383* Kiara from ''Literature/{{Rogue}}'' is known as Crybaby Kiara because she cries at school almost every day. She tries to befriend new kids before they find out about the nickname, but they always get sick of her and ditch her within a few weeks.
384* Pinhead (in reference to Creator/CliveBarker's own dislike of the nickname that became synonymous with Doug Bradely's portrayal of the character) has become this to the said Cenobite in ''Literature/TheScarletGospels''. Saying it to his face is the last mistake the truly foolish tend to make.
385* ''Literature/ShamanBlues'': Konstancja calls her [[spoiler:daughter]] "baby chick". When Witkacy uses it, he's told to never ''ever'' say this again, and that Konstancja is only allowed to do that because [[spoiler:she's Wiktoria's mother]].
386* ''Literature/SkippyDies'': Almost everyone at Seabrook Academy, students and teachers alike, gets an unflattering nickname. There's Ruprecht "Blowjob" Van Doren, Father Jerome "Pere Vert[[note]]pervert[[/note]]" Green, and Howard "The Coward" Fallon. Howard is especially embarassed by his nickname because he thinks it's a sign that his students know about [[MyGreatestFailure his greatest failure]] from his youth, though Haley insists it's just a meaningless {{Rhyming Name|s}}.
387* ''Literature/{{Skyward}}'': Jorgen is ''extremely'' annoyed when Spensa's nickname for him, Jerkface, catches on. Subverted with Hurl, who chose that name herself.
388* In ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'', [[PersonOfMassDestruction Lina Inverse's]] closely guarded secret is that her official nickname is "Pink Sorceress". It is actually supposed to be a magical title akin to RedBaron, but she is extremely embarrassed about the "pink" part. She has plenty of others to go with her awful reputation too. Among them are "Bandit Killer" and "Dragon Spooker". [[BerserkButton Call her by any of them and you can consider yourself dead.]]
389* ''Literature/SmallWorldTabithaKingNovel'': Dolly ''hates'' the name Dolly, to the point that using it functions as a BerserkButton.
390* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' is rife with nicknames, many of them quite embarrassing:
391** Tyrion Lannister has been scorned his entire life for being a dwarf, and does not like to be called the Imp. An early EstablishingCharacterMoment has him explain how he owns the insults pinned to him.
392** Meanwhile, his brother Jaime has never lived down being the Kingslayer for killing Aerys Targaryen [[BodyguardBetrayal despite being a member of the Kingsguard]].
393** "Brienne the Beauty" is a cruel IronicNickname referring to her homely appearance.
394** Rumour has it it's best not to call Oberyn Martell "The Red Viper" within his hearing.
395** Aerys II Targaryen's thoughts on being given the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast entirely accurate nickname of The Mad King]] have gone unrecorded, however...
396** Lord Walder Frey is called the Late Lord Frey because of showing up to a battle when it was almost over, assuring the winning side that, of course, he had intended to help them the whole time. It's also appropriate in light of his refusal to die, his heir having died of old age waiting.
397** Many Freys have embarrassing nicknames, such as Aegon "Jinglebell" Frey, Petyr "Pimple" Frey, Hosteen "Ser Stupid" Frey, Merret "Muttonhead" Frey, Amerei "[[ReallyGetsAround Gatehouse Ami]]" Frey and such.
398** Sam's first nickname is Ser Piggy, referencing his weight. He's convinced that his second nickname, [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Sam the Slayer]], is an IronicNickname until it's pointed out to him that it's actually true.
399** Daemon Targaryen's [[UnwantedSpouse first wife]], Rhea Royce, was called The Bronze Bitch by her husband in letters (her house sigil is colored bronze).
400* Milkman from Toni Morrison's ''Literature/SongOfSolomon'' is called this his entire life after a neighbor caught his mother breastfeeding him long after he was too old to be breastfed.
401* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'': In the ''Literature/XWingSeries'' novels, Wedge's first astromech has the designation "Mynock".
402-->''"Are you called Mynock because you draw a lot of power?"\
403Urgent whistles and tweets were translated to a scrolling line of text at the very top of the screen. "A pilot once said I screamed like a mynock when we were in combat. A slander, Commander."\
404"[[NiceToTheWaiter I can understand that.]] No one likes to be thought of as a space rat."''
405:: In a later book, Wedge finds out that his screaming in battle is indeed distracting, and [[WhatTheHellHero has his mind wiped]].
406* Taiga Aisaka of ''Literature/{{Toradora}}'' is called the "Palmtop Tiger" because of her short height and her HairTriggerTemper, as well as her name [[PunnyName sounding a lot like the English word "tiger"]]. And in case you're wondering? [[BerserkButton She absolutely HATES that name]].
407* ''Literature/TortallUniverse'': On her first night, ''Literature/BekaCooper'' gets nicknamed "Fishpuppy" because she gets tripped headlong into a pile of fish offal. The whole neighborhood finds it hilarious and the baker even makes her a couple of fish-shaped loaves, to her mortification. (Though she still takes the bread.) Later she's embarrassed to be called the complimentary "Terrier", but she grows to like it so much that Pounce accuses her of preening. She's also not fond of "Bloodhound" at first because of the exhaustion and emotion she went through.
408* ''Literature/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOFOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs'': In the Marie Route AlternateTimeline, as part of Leon’s LovingBully behavior towards Marie, after he sees her envy of Olivia being dubbed [[RedBaron "The Goddess of Victory"]], Leon dubs Marie "The Goddess of Material Transport" (since they’re doing supply runs), and suggests Marie be their unit’s {{Mascot}}.
409* ''Literature/TheUnadulteratedCat'' warns against giving the cat one. One of the cartoons features a man standing in the doorway calling his cat by name: "Sperm Bank!"
410* In ''Literature/VoidCity'', the vampire Veruca is nicknamed "Froggy" because the only animal she can shapeshift into is a frog. Her real name is no better, meaning "wart".
411* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'': In ''Literature/BlackLegion'', Lheor hates being called "Firefist". Unfortunately for him, people calling him like that is a RunningGag in the first book. It turns out he got the nickname when a malfunctioning plasma cannon exploded in his hands during the most traumatic event of his life.
412* In ''Literature/TheWatsonsGoToBirmingham1963'', Byron calls Kenny "Poindexter" to mock him for being so scholarly, which he hates. In the first chapter, Kenny's father tells the kids about how he had to compete against a guy named Moses Henderson, nicknamed "Hambone Henderson" for his lumpy hambone-shaped head, for their mother's affections in their youth.
413* ''Literature/TheWitchlands'':
414** When they were both kids, Safi used to call Leopold "Polly". When they meet at a ball, years later, she calls him Polly again and he's horribly embarrassed, being as he is now a young adult and the heir to an empire. So, obviously, she keeps calling him that in public.
415** Esme dislikes the title "[[RedBaron the Puppeteer]]", as she considers it too childish, but everyone who's heard of her uses the nickname, including her boss.
416* ''Literature/WonderWomanWarbringer'': Tekmassa calls Diana the unflattering Phyxis, from the small vials made of clay. Di's origin is that she was formed from clay, which in this version is unique to her and not how all the Amazons were formed as is usually the case when this origin is used in the comics.
417* In ''Literature/{{Worm}}'', the superhero Lady Photon is usually referred to by the media as Photon Mom, which she loathes.
418* In ''Literature/TheWorstThingAboutMySister'', Marty gets nicknamed "Bluebottle" for her blue dress she had to wear to a party, which she hates because she doesn't like wearing dresses.
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422* Agent Melinda May of ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' absolutely ''hates'' her nickname of "The Cavalry", because the mission she got the nickname on ended with her being forced to [[MyGreatestFailure kill an insane superpowered child]].
423* ''Series/{{Angel}}'': Wesley was "Head Boy" at Academy. He seems blissfully unaware of the connotations--which is understandable, as Head Boy (and Head Girl) is an extremely normal title in British schools.
424* ''Series/AnotherPeriod:'' Newly-hired maid Celine is promptly (and arbitrarily) dubbed "Chair" by family matriarch [[HypocriticalHumor Dodo]] Bellacourt. In a later episode, head butler Peepers threatens to re-dub her "Water Closet" if she doesn't toe the line.
425* Mr. Rumbold on ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'' had the rather unflattering nickname of "Jug Ears".
426* ''Series/TheATeam'', "[[Recap/TheATeamS4E4LeaseWithAnOptionToDie Lease With an Option to Die]]". B.A.'s mom still calls him "Scooter" because of his fondness for scooting a toy truck across the carpet when he was little. Murdock keeps bringing it up throughout the episode.
427* "Foxhole Norman" from ''Series/BandOfBrothers'', which says all you need to know about his [[DirtyCoward combat competence]]. Bill Guarnere is occasionally referred to as "Gonorrhea" (but mostly as "Wild Bill").
428* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'':
429** Howard's mother and eventually Bernadette call Howard "tushie-face", something which Leonard immediately posts to Twitter upon hearing.
430** When he was picked to fly to the International Space Station, Howard wanted a macho nickname among the astronaut group so he programmed Elton John's ''Rocket Man'' as his cellphone ringtone and had Raj call him while he was in a teleconference with real-life astronaut Mike Massimino. Unfortunately his mother chose that moment to tell him to come and eat his Froot Loops. Guess what his nickname turned out to be?
431** Sheldon was mortified when Penny found out that his "Meemaw" (Grandma) called him "Moonpie". Only his Meemaw is allowed to call him that.
432* In addition to "Series/{{Bones}}", Dr. Temperance Brennan has also been addressed as "[[Franchise/TheAddamsFamily Morticia]]", mostly by her former classmates.
433* In one episode of ''Series/TheBradyBunch'', Mike reluctantly tells Carol that his was "Hot Lips" in high school.
434* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'':
435** When introduced, the vampire Spike was said to have been known as "William the Bloody", which seems to be one of those NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast. A few seasons later, we learn that in life, he was actually an effete, meek mama's boy and got his nickname because of his poetry, which was "bloody awful."
436** The Anointed One's nickname "The Annoying One", courtesy of Spike.
437** Anne gave herself the name Chantarelle to sound more mysterious. She later gets extremely embarrassed after discovering that "Chantarelle" is a type of fungus. [[note]] Albeit a very tasty (and good for you!) one.[[/note]]
438* ''Series/{{Castle|2009}}'':
439** Rick Castle's ex-wife refers to him as "kitten". Then [[BelligerentSexualTension Beckett]] overheard.
440--->'''Castle:''' I definitely saved your life. And you know what that means, don't you? It means you owe me.\
441'''Beckett:''' Owe you WHAT?\
442'''Castle:''' Whatever I want. And you know exactly what I want, don't you? You know what I really, really want you to do... never, EVER, call me kitten.
443** In another episode, Castle starts a NewhartPhonecall by saying, "No-Hassle Castle." Apparently Beckett threatens to start calling him that.
444** Detective Ryan is sometimes called "Honey Milk" after his revelation of the drink his girlfriend sometimes makes him at night.
445* In ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'', after making out with a guy under the bleachers in high school, poor Phoebe ended up with the nickname "Freebie".
446* On ''Series/{{Cheers}}'', the gang finds out that Rebecca's college nickname was "Back Seat Becky". [[NoodleIncident It's never revealed why]], although [[ReallyGetsAround it's probably not hard to guess.]]
447* ''Series/{{Community}}'':
448** "Fat" Neil.
449** "Tinkle Town", Jeff's nickname from when he was a boy.
450** "Star-Burns", due to the shape of his sideburns. He angrily demands to be called by Alex, his real name, but nobody ever does.
451* On ''Series/CousinSkeeter'', it was revealed that Skeeter's horrifically embarrassing elementary school nickname was "Sugar Booger".
452* On ''Series/{{CSINY}}'', Danny's nickname for Lindsay, "Montana," started as one of these. Lindsay disliked the constant reference to the fact that, unlike the rest of the team, she hadn't grown up in New York, and considered it equivalent to calling her a hick. When Danny realized how much it bothered her, he stopped for a while. Eventually, as the two of them got closer, it became an AffectionateNickname.
453* In ''Series/Daredevil2015'', Foggy Nelson's girlfriend Marci Stahl has given him the nickname of "Foggy Bear".
454* ''Series/DangerForce'': In "Say My Name", problems caused by Danger Force during Captain Man's meeting with the news causes them to be given strange names, Oopsie Girl (Mica), the Wing Wimp (Miles), Spicy Milk (Chapa), and Gorgeous Hair Boy (Bose).
455* ''Series/DesperateHousewives'': Danielle is known as [[ReallyGetsAround Little Miss Van de Tramp]] at school. She came up with the nickname herself, but only because it was nicer than what people were calling her.
456* In ''Series/DeathInParadise'', Commissioner Selwyn Patterson does not like his niece Ruby addressing him as 'Uncle Selly' in public. And especially not when the two of them are in uniform.
457* ''Series/{{Dexter}}'': Dexter doesn't particularly like his monicker of the "Bay Harbor Butcher". He does describe his urge to kill as his "Dark Passenger", but he just thinks of himself as Dexter.
458* ''Series/DowntonAbbey'':
459** Lord Flintshire, a.k.a. Shrimpie. He's a perfectly dignified sixtyish British aristocrat. Apparently his siblings also had sealife-themed nicknames, but he got stuck with the really bad one.
460** Robert keeps trying to get Sybbie to call him Grandpapa, but she won't call him anything but "Donk", apparently after he played Pin the Tail on the Donkey with her and her cousin once. The rest of the family won't back him up because they think it's hilariously adorable, and after Marigold joins the family Sybbie gets her to use it too.
461* In ''Series/{{Frasier}}'', Niles begins to tease Daphne about her childhood nickname "Dappy" and is about to tell Martin when Martin responds "Is it worse than 'Piles'?"
462* ''Series/FreaksAndGeeks'':
463** In the pilot episode, Bill's mom writes a love note on the outside of his lunch bag in which she refers to him as "Little Man."
464** In one episode, Sam gets nicknamed "Dr. Love" after he's unable to identify any parts of the female reproductive system in health class.
465* ''Series/{{Friends}}'':
466** Chandler's old girlfriend calls him "skidmark". He also was called "Sir-Limps-A-Lot" for a year after getting the tip of his toe cut off in an accident during one Thanksgiving.
467** Monica was called "big fat goalie" when she played field hockey.
468** Julia Roberts' character in one episode was called "Suzie Underpants" up until High School as a result of Chandler lifting up her skirt during an assembly when they were both kids. When she encounters him again as an adult, she concocts a revenge scheme to get even with him.
469* ''[[Franchise/ASongOfIceAndFire Game of Thrones]]'' universe:
470** ''Series/GameOfThrones'':
471*** Petyr Baelish grimaces slightly when Arya asks why people call him "Littlefinger."
472*** Tyrion dislikes being called "the Imp," but ''owns'' it regardless. He even takes some pride in the sobriquet "Halfman" given to him by the mountain clans. He only takes real offense to being called a "twisted demon monkey."
473*** Jaime detests being called "Kingslayer," particularly when it comes from men like Ned and Robert whom he views as hypocrites since they fought a rebellion against said king.
474*** Jon Snow seethes at the name "Lord Snow[[labelnote:Explanation]]"Snow" is the surname given to bastards born in the North. As such, "Lord Snow" is a mocking reference to Jon being from a noble family(which draws resentment from the lowborn men of the Nights Watch) and for being a bastard.[[/labelnote]]," until Tyrion tips him on how to deal with it.
475*** Theon plans a LastStand to avoid being remembered as "The Greyjoy Who Ran," but the ensuing events culminate in him becoming "Reek."
476*** Lord Karstark declares that Robb should be called "The King Who Lost The North."
477*** Walder "the Late Lord" Frey earned his moniker for his tardiness at the Battle of the Trident.
478** ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'': Rhaenys Targaryen isn't too fond of being nicknamed "The Queen Who Never Was".
479* ''Series/{{Hornblower}}'': Horatio's fellow midshipman of a bully calls him "Snotty" and [[spoiler: his wife]] Maria "Horry". The first one is clearly meant to be offensive, but Maria genuinely doesn't know that he dislikes it.
480* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'':
481** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8pEzi1E5Og Robin Sparkles]]! Robin was a teenage pop star in Canada.
482** A coffee barista writes down Barney's name as "Swarley" and everyone calls him that for the rest of the episode. They also call him [[OverlyLongGag Swarles, Swarlos, Swarles Barkely, Bob Swarley, mon. Swarhili, Swar-lay, and Swar-wait for it-ley]].
483* ''Series/IronFist2017'': Danny gave Jeri Hogarth the nickname "J-Money" when she interned on Rand Enterprise's legal team.
484* ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'':
485** When Mac joins the Mafia, he hopes to get a cool tough-guy Italian nickname. Instead he gets called "Pussyhands" by his new compatriots.
486** Mac's former high school classmates reveal that he was once known as "Ronny the Rat" because of his persistent snitching.
487* ''Series/TheLatestBuzz'': At high school, D.J.'s nickname was 'Triangle Head'. Which may have been Mr. Shepherd's fault.
488* In ''Series/LukeCage2016'', Cornell Stokes absolutely [[BerserkButton hates]] being called "[[ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames Cottonmouth]]" to his face. Doesn't stop his own men from using the name behind his back. Mariah Dillard also doesn't like being called "Black Mariah" either.
489* ''Series/{{MASH}}'':
490** Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan. The origin of the nickname is explained in the original novel and film: she gets it after a sexual tryst between her and Frank Burns (during which she implores Burns to "kiss my hot lips") is broadcast to the rest of the camp over the P.A. system. Weirdly, in the series some of Margaret's old flames are familiar with this nickname, suggesting that she may have earned the same nickname independently of the 4077 in some unreferenced and unrelated NoodleIncident.[[note]] WordOfGod later confirmed it was an accident involving a new car, a very, very cold night, a frozen trunk lock, and poor Margaret's own lips (sometimes you've got to be careful if you're trying blow warm air onto a frozen lock....) [[/note]]
491** Major Frank Burns is frequently referred to as "Ferret Face", a name that apparently originated with his own brother.
492* ''{{Series/Misfits}}'': Finn finds out that his mom's was "Anal Mary" due to liking a certain sexual act. This also rules out most potential men he thought might be his birth father, for pretty obvious reasons.
493* Arthur "Two-Sheds" Jackson in ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''. He's a composer who once told his friends that he's thinking about buying a second garden shed, so they started calling him "Two-Sheds". To his dismay, everyone asks him about the sheds. He considers just getting rid of the shed altogether, to which the interviewer responds that [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption that would just make him Arthur "No-Sheds" Jackson]].
494* ''Series/MyDeadEx'': Dennis got stuck with "Eleanor" as a result of being mistaken for aroused by UsefulNotes/FranklinDelanoRoosevelt in history class.
495* In ''Series/{{NCIS}}'', [=Tony DiNozzo=] comes up with [[http://ncis.wikia.com/wiki/Timothy_McGee/Nicknames a new nickname]] for his fellow agent Timoth y [=McGee=] almost [[OncePerEpisode every episode]]. None of them are very flattering. [=McGee=] is particularly ashamed of "Elf Lord" (his online gaming name).
496* ''Series/NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide'' is made of this trope.
497-->'''Mose:''' Hey Coconut Head, would you mind not calling me Mose?\
498'''Coconut Head:''' Sure, Jennifer. And hey, would you mind not calling me Coconut Head?\
499'''Mose:''' Get a decent haircut and we'll talk.
500* ''Series/Numb3rs'': Don occasionally likes to tease Charlie by calling him "Chuck", to Charlie's annoyance.
501* ''Series/{{Patriot}}'': Subverted with the skinny-faced and long-nosed Ichabod. A RunningGag has people assume that it's a nickname, but it's not. It's his real name. Ichabod keeps asking people why they assume that it's a nickname, either not getting [[Literature/TheLegendOfSleepyHollow the reference]] or refusing to. People don't want to admit that it would be a dig on his appearance if it were a nickname, so they don't tell him.
502* ''Series/PipoDeClown'': Klukkluk's archery abilities earn him the nickname "Klukkluk the mis-shooting Indian" from Pipo.
503* Michael from ''Series/SaluteYourShorts'' was forced to admit his grandparents called him Moosh-Moosh.
504** And the counselor, Mr. Lee, was called "Ugh", as in "Ugh Lee" ("Ugly"), but all the campers only call him "Ugh," probably to keep him from getting too mad.
505* ''Series/{{Skins}}'': "Nips," Tony's less-than-flattering nickname for his girlfriend.
506-->'''Michelle:''' Stop calling me "Nips", Tony.\
507'''Tony:''' It's a funny name! I've seen a few nipples, Nips, and yours are fucking hilarious.
508* In ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', Lois sometimes calls Clark "Clarky" when she is annoyed. It gets even funnier when [[DarkActionGirl Tess]] picked it up.
509* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' gives us Reginald Endicott "Broccoli" Barclay. Captain Picard orders everyone to knock it off with the nickname--[[GotMeDoingIt right before calling him that]]. In front of the bridge crew.
510* ''Series/{{Succession}}'':
511** Greg's nickname, when he was younger, was Greg the Egg due to how "misshapen" he was.
512** Logan's childhood nickname for Shiv was "Pinky".
513* ''Series/That70sShow'':
514** In the episode "Magic Bus", to Hyde's horror, the gang learns that Jackie (his girlfriend) calls him "Puddin' Pop".
515** There's Eric's "Dr. Pee Pee".
516** Eric gets called "Foreskin" from time to time (his last name is Foreman). In one episode, it's revealed that [[spoiler: Donna]] started that one, not knowing how much it would stick.
517** "Tater Nuts" for Kelso.
518** Eric calls Kelso "Mr. Poop-Shoes" after an incident where [[TheDitz he thwarted his own flaming-bag-of-dog-crap prank]]. Kelso's indignant response: "IT WAS ON FIRE!"
519* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1985'':
520** In "20/20 Vision", the uptight, highly committed loan officer Warren Cribbens is embarrassed when he overhears Sandy refer to him as "the human calculator."
521** In "Cat and Mouse", Elaine refers to Andrea Moffatt as "the Mouse" because of her shy, mousy demeanor. She also compares her to a hamster and a gerbil.
522* ''Series/VeronicaMars'':
523** Cassidy "Beaver" Casablancas. A nickname so loathed, protesting against it [[spoiler:was one of the last things he did before killing himself.]] Presumably nicknamed as such because his father and older brother were both nicknamed Dick and liked to torment him.
524** The Principal's son, Vincent, is nicknamed [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Butters]] by his peers. [[SarcasmMode And he isn't bitter about it at all.]]
525* ''Series/Warehouse13'': Steve [[AffectionateNickname 'Jinksy']] Jinks also picks up the nickname "Poopypants" due to being a bit more serious and less prone to goofing off than his fellow Warehouse agents. He loosens up over time, but never manages to lose the nickname.
526* In ''Series/TheWestWing'', CJ's Secret Service code name is "Flamingo," which is presumably a reference to how tall and thin she is. Some of the men try to reassure her that a flamingo is a beautiful bird, but she always replies, "No, it's a ''ridiculous''-looking bird!"
527* ''Series/TheWire'': Jimmy [=McNulty=] is less than enthusiastic when Bunny Colvin, his old commanding officer from his previous precinct, greets him as "Bushy Top", revealing [=McNulty=]'s embarrassing nickname to his new co-workers. Given that Bunny shows no embarrassment over his own nickname, he probably has little sympathy.
528** Also a DiscussedTrope in the show's very first scene, where Jimmy is investigating the murder of a guy nicknamed "Not Boogie", which Jimmy imagines must have started because as a kid the guy forgot his jacket once and had a runny nose, and ever since he's been known as Snot Boogie. In a similar vein, Duquan from later seasons is known as "Dookie", partly because he's often smelly because his parents don't wash his clothes and they often don't have running water.
529* ''{{Series/Yellowjackets}}'': Travis is nicknamed "Flex", which he seems to really dislike. He later confides in Natalie why: he had back surgery at 12, and another boy at school saw the scar. The boy claimed Travis had had a rib removed so that he'd be flexible enough to suck his own dick. That resulted in the nickname Flex, which stuck.
530* ''Series/YouCantDoThatOnTelevision'': Christine [=McGlade=] hates her childhood nickname "Moose", both on the show and off it. When she had more creative control in later seasons, she forbade the use of it.
531* ''Series/YoungSheldon'': Sheldon remembers that six-year-old Georgie was still struggling with potty training, and so Connie would call him "Mr. Soggypants". Georgie is embarrassed and tries to deny this. Missy, naturally, starts calling him that again.
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534[[folder:Music]]
535* According to Music/EricBogle's "Introduction Song", the members of the band's nicknames are 'Wee Short-Arse' (Eric), 'Garbage Guts' (Brent) and 'Old Dogs Balls' (Andy).
536* When Music/{{Rammstein}} drummer Christoph Schneider went to register with the German copyright agency he found there already was a musician registered by the same name. Guitarist Paul Landers suggested Schneider to register using the nickname "Doom" because they liked [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} the video game of the same name]]. In later interviews Schneider has stated that if he had known the name would be printed in every booklet of every CD he ever played on, he would have picked a different one.
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539[[folder:Mythology and Religion]]
540* In the Literature/BookOfGenesis of Literature/TheBible, Jacob's brother Esau is stated to have earned the humorous nickname "Edom", meaning "red" in Hebrew, after [[ComicallySmallBribe selling his birthright to Jacob for red soup]]. The nickname later goes to name his own descendant tribe, the Edomites.
541[[/folder]]
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543[[folder:Pro Wrestling]]
544* "Nugget" for Wrestling/OwenHart, thanks to Wrestling/ShawnMichaels.
545* Wrestling/ChrisJericho once referred to Crash Holly as "Elroy Jetson", and fans began chanting "El-Roy" at Crash, much to his dismay. He eventually came to embrace it later on.
546* To anyone who didn't know the context, that he had gone an entire year without anyone in Wrestling/RingOfHonor kicking out of it. "Mr. Small Package" was such for Wrestling/BryanDanielson.
547* This happened once where Wrestling/CMPunk called [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]] "Goat Face" in regards to his massive beard. This went on to become the [[Website/{{Twitter}} number #1 trend worldwide]] and now it's stuck amongst the fans. Bryan... hasn't been taking it well.
548* Cheeseburger used to be an anonymous member of the ROH ring crew until he Rhett Titus and [[Wrestling/TheWorldsGreatestTagTeam Charlie Haas]] designated him such as out of belief he needed to eat one. It quickly caught on with the fans, who started chanting at him whenever he appeared, and he used to hate it, until Cheeseburger T Shirts became a top seller [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff not just for]] ROH but also Wrestling/{{New Japan|ProWrestling}}.
549* Wrestling/JimCornette is known for handing out embarrassing nicknames to wrestlers he dislikes. Among the most famous are "Kenny Olivier", "Harpo Fingerfuck", and "Twinkletoes [=McFingerbang=]" for Wrestling/KennyOmega; "(My Little Dog) Pockets" for Wrestling/OrangeCassidy; "The Pudding Gang" for The Best Friends; "The Bank-Addicted Drug Robber" for Nick Gage[[note]]Because he served time in prison for robbing a bank to get drug money[[/note]]; "The Plumber" for Wrestling/JonMoxley; and "The Hardly Boys", "The Cucamonga Kids", and "The Buckaroos" for Wrestling/TheYoungBucks.
550* When Wrestling/ChrisBenoit accidentally broke Wrestling/{{Sabu}}'s neck during his short stint in Wrestling/{{ECW}}, the nickname of "The Canadian Crippler" soon got stuck to him. He was not a fan of it, and could never totally shake it off before his 2007 suicide.
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553[[folder:Radio]]
554* Doug Berman, the producer of ''Radio/CarTalk'', has many. And Ray lists most or all of them during the credits of the show:
555-->'''Ray:''' Our esteemed producer is Doug "The Subway Fugitive" "Not-a-Slave-to-Fashion" "Bongo Boy" "Frog-Man" "Punkin Lips" "Cute-Cute-Cute" Berman.
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558[[folder:Roleplay]]
559* ''Roleplay/DawnOfANewAgeOldportBlues'':
560** Amy gets called "cupcake" by her mother, a remnant of her childhood that she's embarrassed by.
561** In one {{flashforward}}, the [[TheProudElite haughty]] Benedict is referred to as "Benny" by his wife. Zia has a good laugh at his expense when she discovers it.
562* In ''Roleplay/WeAreOurAvatars'', Marcia Shyneet believes that Slacker Magician is an embarrassing nickname, since it gives anyone the idea that Marcia's a slacker. However, Seth and Kohaku thought it was interesting and gave Marcia a pep-talk.
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565[[folder:Theatre]]
566* Li'l Bit and Uncle Peck from ''Theatre/HowILearnedToDrive''.
567-->'''Li'l Bit''': In my family, if we call someone Big Papa, it's not because he's tall. In my family, folks tend to get nicknamed for their genitalia.
568* Prince Achmed from ''Theatre/TwistedTheUntoldStoryOfARoyalVizier'', aka "[[BestialityIsDepraved Tiger Fucker]]".
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571[[folder:Video Games]]
572%%* ''VideoGame/TwoDark'' has Doggy Doug.
573* ''VideoGame/BackyardSports'': "Why does everyone call me Fella?"
574* [[NonActionGuy Luka]], as the personal ButtMonkey of ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'', get the nickname "Cheshire" bequeathed upon him. It's better than most, but he still hates it.
575* ''Franchise/BlazBlue'':
576** While she mostly doesn't mind, the nickname "Boobie Lady" does unsettle Litchi a bit.
577** On the other hand, Noel does not appreciate Tao calling her "[[ACupAngst Lacking Lady]]".
578** Taokaka calls [[BattleButler Valkenhayn]] "Butter Boy" and Bullet "Butt Lady".
579** Tsubaki once gave Jin the nickname "Jinny the Kisaragi", which gave him some manner of irritation. Kagura caught on and started calling him "Jinny" as well, [[{{Troll}} much to his consternation]].
580* ''VideoGame/CoffeeTalk Episode 2: Hibiscus and Butterfly'': During Lucas's time at Pro House Vlogs, he was called "baby-goat", "Satyr-boy", "Party-Goatie", or "Mr. Exxxcess".
581* In ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'', Morrigan affectionately(?) refers to Demitri Maximoff as "Demi-Demi". He used to get furious about it (since he's trying to kill her and achieve complete rule over their realm of Makai), but games like ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'' reveal that he's gotten used to it and protests her use of it more out of habit than actual outrage.
582* In ''[[VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness Disgaea]]'', Vyers has the "Mid-boss" nickname given to him by Laharl[[note]]because he is "so weak that he could only be considered a mid boss"[[/note]], in yet another example of NoFourthWall on that series. It doesn't help that, from that point on, ''everyone'' in the game start calling him by that name, and ''his name on the dialogue box changes as well''.
583* In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII,'' Varric has nicknames for everyone. Party banter which was recorded but ultimately cut has Merrill thoroughly disliking his nickname for her, "Daisy," and grousing at him that it isn't her name. Carver, in mage Hawke playthroughs, is not fond of being called "Junior," although he'll take that over "little Hawke."
584* ''VideoGame/DungeonKeeper'': The Horned Reaper tends to get called "Horny" a lot... [[PsychoForHire but never to his face.]]
585* ''VideoGame/EVEOnline'' has a "live with the consequences of your choices" policy, and thus won't change a character's name for any reason, even if it ''is'' embarrassing; one fan-created wiki tells the story of a fearsome pirate that chose his character's name poorly, and was stuck for eternity with the name "Buttpipe."
586* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'', Hancock greets the Scions in Kugane and, when he sees the Warrior of Light, lists out a series of heroic titles before listing "Stealer of Pants", referencing the time you ended up stealing an old man Dragoon's armor so Hildebrand could disguise himself as him (ItMakesSenseInContext).
587* [[spoiler:Sin Kiske]] in ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' often calls his ParentalSubstitute [[spoiler:Sol Badguy]] "old man", which the latter does not appreciate as he tells the former to stop calling him that. This takes on a whole new meaning (and level of embarassment for the latter) when [[spoiler:Sin's father (Ky Kiske) and Sol find out they are related by virtue of Ky marrying Sol's daughter Dizzy. Since this would make Sol Sin's grandfather, the embarassment is understandable as he subconciously did not want to acknowledge the fact that not only did he now have a grandson, but that he was now related to his rival]]. In one of the after story cutscenes, the embarassment extends to not just [[spoiler:Sol but Ky as well, as the sight of his extended family referring to Sol as "old man" only serves to hammer in the reality that he now is related to his longtime rival]].
588* ''VideoGame/KanColle'':
589** The quickest way to anger Yamato is to call her 'Hotel Yamato', a nickname the real-life ship received due to its luxurious accommodations, plus not actually seeing much combat due to being the ultimate AwesomeButImpractical battleship (the only time she fought enemy surface combatants was the Battle Off Samar, and those were an American escort group the Japanese mistook for their main force). The fact that she was sidelined for most of the war and did very little compared to other battleships really gets to her.
590** Similarly, calling the carrier Amagi an Anti-Aircraft Gun Platform. Amagi, as an ''Unryuu''-class carrier, was built in the tail end of the war when Japan was fresh out of pilots fit to fly from carriers, so she never carried an air wing and her only real means of offense or defense were her AA guns.
591* In ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'', Palutena refers to Pit's [[ShadowArchetype Mirror of Truth counterpart]] Dark Pit as "Pittoo"[[note]]"Pit Two"[[/note]], in order to tell them apart. Dark Pit is obviously annoyed by this, especially when [[GotMeDoingIt Pit starts doing it]] on a regular basis.
592* If you lose at the 'puberty' level of ''VideoGame/LifeTheGame'', your character gets the nickname "nipple-faced guy" due to a pimple scar resembling a nipple.
593* In ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare'', John [=MacTavish=] is nicknamed "Soap". Given how [[NoodleIncident nicknames are given in Real Life]], it must make people wonder how he got that nickname. Also, after being promoted into Captain in part 2, he never mentions his nickname, and thus after being addressed by Captain Price (his senior in part 1) as "Soap" after saving him from the gulag, [=MacTavish's=] subordinates could be heard asking "Who's Soap?" Captain Price even lampshades this trope by asking in the first game "What the hell kind of name is Soap anyway?" It's a British nickname, meaning he was straightedge, never got in trouble. Squeaky Clean.
594* ''VideoGame/NightInTheWoods'' has Mae, who got the nickname "Killer" back in school for putting a classmate in the hospital [[spoiler:during a severe dissociative episode]].
595* In ''VideoGame/OctopathTravelerII'', Temenos frequently calls Crick a "wayward lamb" (or just a "lamb") due to his status as a [[NaiveNewcomer newly-appointed Sanctum Knight]]. This drives Crick up the wall, much to Temenos's amusement.
596* ''VideoGame/{{Okamiden}}'''s main character, Chibiterasu, is a magnet for these. He gets one each time he meets a new partner. They are, in order: Mutt, Squiddy, Pooch, dude/boy and Pork Chop. His reaction to each one is priceless.
597* ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' gives the ''Persona 4'' characters a series of embarrassing taglines for the fighting tournament, like "Sister Complex Kingpin of Steel" for Yu, or "The Carnivore Who Discarded Womanhood" for Chie.
598* ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'':
599** Penny finds it extremely annoying that her dad calls her "Pen-Pen," since he's [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents overly affectionate]].
600** Downplayed with Miriam during Academy Ace Tournament matches. The announcer will call her "the angel of the nurse's office," and she's slightly annoyed and confused by this at first. However, she then rolls with it and says that she and the player character will just have to have "a heavenly battle."
601** In the North Province of Paldea, there's a trio of DragonTamer sisters who take on RedBaron titles of "Dragon's Breath", "Dragon's Wings", and "Dragon's Tail". The latter of the trio admits that she doesn't really like the whole idea, but goes along with it to keep her sisters happy.
602** At the start of the Indigo Disk DLC, Cyrano calls Director Clavell "Velly." Clavell is annoyed that Cyrano would do this in front of one of the students (the player character).
603* In ''VideoGame/PotinPermit'', Russo calls Helene "Auntie", much to her chagrin because she's [[ParentalSubstitute not his guardian.]]
604* Razputin claims in the first ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'' that everyone calls him by the name Raz. In ''VideoGame/Psychonauts2'', you learn that this is a big fat lie and that everyone in his family instead calls him either Pootie or Pooter. Raz is mortified when his family shows up at his workplace for this very reason.
605* ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyoQuest'': Eight hates being called "''hachi''" (Japanese for "eight"), because it sounds "like a name for a puppy", and insists on the [[LessEmbarrassingTerm English pronounciation of his codename]].
606* In ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankUpYourArsenal'', a [[IgnoredEnamoredUnderling smitten Courtney Gears]] gives Dr. Nefarious (yes, the one and only) the nickname of "Snookie Wookums." Yes, he hates it.
607* In ''VideoGame/RuneFactory4,'' each of the LoveInterest characters have several possible nicknames you can give them, some of which they regard as embarrassing. Some of them are very mild--for example, Arthur is embarrassed if you nickname him "Prince" because he thinks it's too formal. Others are more severe. For example, if you nickname Dylas "[[BiggerIsBetterInBed Big D,]]" he stutteringly demands that you never, ''ever'' use that name in public.
608* Duncan Wu from ''[[VideoGame/ShadowrunReturns Shadowrun Hong Kong]]'' has a bad history with this. In his youth his [[FormerlyFat rather pudgy physique]] earned him the moniker "Duncan Donut" and his [[CantHoldHisLiquor inability to hold his liquor and tendency to run his mouth when drunk]] got him the name "Drunkan Dump". When forced into the shadows, he receives the handle "Gun Show" [[MrFanservice for his (admittedly rather impressive) collection of hardware]]. He hates the name, but resigns himself to it.
609* In ''VideoGame/TalesOfGraces'' Hubert is granted the affectionate title of "Little Bro" by Pascal. Probably doubly sucks as Hubert has a raging crush on her.
610* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' has two:
611** There's [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Burgerpants]], an MTT Brand Burger Emporium employee who got his nickname from an embarrassing mishap involving him trying to smuggle burgers out of the building in his pants.
612** Asgore is also known to Gerson as "Lord Fluffybuns". When you first meet him, he can't remember ''why'', but promises it'll come back to him eventually. In the PlayableEpilogue, he finally remembers that it came from Toriel having a case of IsThisThingStillOn.
613* ''VideoGame/YesYourGrace'': Among the possible nicknames for her, Princess Cedani really dislikes "Potato-head".
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616[[folder:Visual Novels]]
617* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'':
618** Trucy refers to Apollo as "Polly."
619** Rayfa in ''Spirit of Justice'' administers nicknames based on hairstyle. Phoenix is "Barbed Head", Apollo is "Horn Head", and Nahyuta is "Braid Head".
620** In ''Dual Destinies'', Simon Blackquill refers to Bobby Fulbright as "Fool Bright". Fulbright doesn't seem to mind it much, though. This turns out to be a mild case of {{Foreshadowing}}, as [[spoiler:"Bobby Fulbright" is in fact an imposter who [[KillAndReplace assassinated and replaced]] the original]].
621*** He refers to the trio of defense attorneys as [Surname]-Dono. Again, they don't seem to mind.
622* ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'': Maki Harukawa gets christened "Maki Roll"[[note]]a type of sushi wrapped in seaweed[[/note]] by Kaito, which annoys her to no end, especially when other people start using it. [[spoiler: Late in the game, she admits that it's grown on her and is part of the reason that she developed feelings for Kaito. She was raised as an assassin from a young age, and realized that the silly nickname was a sign that Kaito [[AffectionateNickname wanted to treat her as a friend]] rather than a weapon or a tool. Her eventual acceptance of it is a sign that she's willing to open up emotionally.]]
623* In ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'', Hisao comments early on that he's never liked the nickname "Hicchan", which Misha typically uses when referring to him, and his parents once use on a note, but never objects to it after that.
624* ''VisualNovel/LittleBusters'':
625** Komari starts calling Kurugaya Yui-chan. Not only is she horrified with this nickname, she doesn't even realize she's been referred to at first because no one ever calls her by her first name.
626** The combat system rests on the fact that winners are supposed to give embarrassing nicknames to the losers. As the only way to get rid of a nickname is to reach the top of the battle rankings, this gives the impetus to keep fighting.
627* In ''VisualNovel/ShikkokuNoSharnoth'' Charlotte calls Mary "Kitty" once or twice, resulting in this. Later, M starts calling her Kitty as well right before the minigames involving monsters chasing her start, prompting her to yell at him for calling her such a thing.
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630[[folder:Web Animation]]
631* ''WebAnimation/{{Dreamscape}}'':
632** Vampire Lord is called 'Vamps' by Ahjeen.
633** Keela is tauntingly called 'Kee-kee' by Kaila. She isn't bothered by it, though.
634* ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'': Blake is also known as 'O'. Just the letter for some reason.
635* ''WebAnimation/EtraChanSawIt'':
636** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-5D9Gtceqw In this story]], Tokusa gets the nickname [[spoiler:"Rich Landowner," because of an incident when Akane misinterpreted "jinushi" for "owning several lands," instead of "having hemorrhoids."]]
637** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEsCUXYktTc The name]] Acchan [[spoiler:was attributed to Tsutsuji at high school. Her boyfriend/husband Akamatsu initially nicknamed her as "Azalea," which is the flower that Tsutsuji's name means in English, before shortening it to Acchan. This freaks her out when Karin and Tokusa refer to the nickname as a name of Akamatsu's nonexistent mistress.]]
638* ''WebAnimation/{{hololive}}'': La+ Darknesss ([[MyNaymeIs yes, that's actually her name]]), being the {{Chuuni|byou}} character she is, [[PhraseCatcher demands that her fans respond to her with "Yes My Dark."]] Fans quickly abbreviated this to "YMD" and spun that into "Yamada," a stereotypical Japanese surname in the same vein as "Smith," and much to La+'s chagrin the name stuck. Even her colleagues now call her "Yamada" to tease her.
639* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'': Strong Bad has a whole host of embarrassing nicknames for his [[ButtMonkey put-upon kid brother]] Strong Sad, including [[Recap/HomestarRunnerBugInMouthDisease "Dairy Queen"]] ("I already told you I don't wanna be called that anymore. [[NoodleIncident I made a mistake]]!"), "[[Recap/StrongBadEmailE154KeepCool Trundle Bed]]", and "[[Recap/StrongBadEmailE187WinterPool Frog Eggs]]." ("I don't even ''get'' that one.")
640* The Custodian of ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'' is called Little Kitten by his fellow Custodes, even after they find out that [[spoiler:he's their Captain-General]].
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644* Creator/AGnosis' comics on Myth/ClassicalMythology have Persephone ("Destroyer of Light") annoyed that her mother Demeter always calls her Kore ("Girl"). It's part of the ParentsAsPeople tension between them: Demeter dislikes the [[https://www.deviantart.com/a-gnosis/art/Anthesteria-77-745859371 "ugly, ominous"]] name that Zeus gave her, whereas Persephone [[https://www.deviantart.com/a-gnosis/art/Destroyer-of-Light-8-331101060 enjoys]] the sense of power it carries and resents being coddled.
645* ''Webcomic/AirForceBlues'' follows Air Force tradition in saddling pilot characters with embarrassing callsigns, with the main character Capt. Ken Dahl being called "Barbie", which he thinks is just a joke about his name but actually comes from [[spoiler:an incident where he sang "Barbie Girl" over the radio to an entire air base]].
646* Dilvan "Teapot" Ceylon in ''Webcomic/AnnaGalactic''.
647* Resident {{Cloudcuckoolander}} David of ''Webcomic/BittersweetCandyBowl'' calls his [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom history teacher]] "Mr. Poodle of Noodles."
648* ''Webcomic/ABittersweetLife2014'': Gyungtae Kim got the nickname "Byeonbi" after he got constipated in high school. It got shortened to "Byeon", lengthened to "Byeongyungtae" due to a trend, and shortened again to "Byeontae" (pervert). The nickname stuck after he graduated.
649* Subverted in ''Webcomic/TheCyantianChronicles'', in which one character goes by the nickname Twinky, which most sane people would consider embarrassing. The fact that his legal name is Clive S. Lewis may or may not have something to do with it.
650* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Diane's nickname is Franchise/{{Barbie}}. She [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2013-06-03 used to like it... when she was six]].
651* ''Webcomic/EerieCuties'': For Ace, this crosses over into DudeWheresMyRespect territory, since Nina and her sister, Layla refuse to call him by his name. Nina insists on referring to him as "Puppy" [[http://www.eeriecuties.com/strips-ec/as_tall_as_puppy despite knowing how it upsets him.]] While her sister refers to him as either [[http://www.eeriecuties.com/strips-ec/three_kisses "mongrel"]], or more commonly, [[http://www.eeriecuties.com/strips-ec/beat_up_in_the_shower "the mutt".]]
652* In ''Webcomic/GrrlPower'', as Halo explains to a would-be supervillain, "we have a PR department and you don't, so if we want to call you The Periwinkle Butt Sniffer then that's how the public will know you."
653* In ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', [[TheNicknamer Latula]] gives Porrim Maryam the nicknames "Pomary" and "Popo Merrygamz". Porrim suggests a better moniker, so Latula comes up with a third one: "[[spoiler: Pornstar]]". Porrim wisely goes with the second option.
654* In ''Webcomic/ImpureBlood'', given that Roan is called the Abomination, [[http://www.impurebloodwebcomic.com/Pages/Chapter001/ib007.html Dara assumes it, and asks for his real name]]. [[http://www.impurebloodwebcomic.com/Pages/Issue4PAGES/ib082.html Dara tells Mac to call him by his real name]] even though Mac is an innocent FanGirl who doesn't realize it's a problem -- with [[RedEyesTakeWarning glowing red eyes]] to underscore.
655* In ''Webcomic/LookingForGroup'', Richard hates being called "Dick". Although it seems to be growing on him...
656* Zig-zagged with Hatsuki Asagawa from ''Webcomic/MoonOverJune''. She in fact prefers 'Hats' to the given name her third-generation Japanese-Canadian parents picked out of a phone book, but the childhood foreshortening 'Suki' can and does ''really'' set her off (mainly because her classmates in elementary school got wind of it and... [[KidsAreCruel elementary school kids]]).
657-->'''Summer:''' "You prefer generic headwear?"\
658'''Hatsuki:''' "''It's better than [[AsianHookerStereotype 'Suki-Suki-Five-Dollar']]!!''"
659* A fairly early ''ComicStrip/{{Nodwick}}'' story arc involves several people Yeagar had bullied as a kid forming an organization to seek revenge. The "injustice" suffered by the leader, Borthomew [=MacForte=] was being given the nickname "Fart-Foot [=McPoot=]" in reference to his embarrassing foot odor.
660* Saitama, the eponymous ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'', doesn't react well to being called "Baldy". Which apparently is part of his given Hero Name - "Caped Baldy."
661* In ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'', [=PeeJee's=] full name is Penelope Jennifer. Her father later reveals he chose this name specifically so he could call her Penny-Jenny. Needless to say, she loathes it.
662* In ''Webcomic/{{Sunstone}}'', Lisa is yet to enjoy any of her older brother Mike's names for her. The ones we hear are Betty, short for Elizabeth, which is ''not'' Lisa's name, and Lassie in reference to her BDSM collar (which, if it wasn't for Mike's ignorance to the collar's significance would be down right ''offensive'').
663* ''Webcomic/{{Widdershins}}'': Ben Thackery, Wizard (Third Class) and put-upon StraightMan to Wolfe and Mal's antics, has a moment of pure pain when his cousin starts calling him "Benji". Mal's gleeful grin in the background says it all.
664* ''WebComic/TonyComics'': Tony is embarrassed by his childhood nickname, "Shortcake", though his parents seem to see it as an AffectionateNickname.
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668* In ''WebVideo/{{Brains}}'', the protagonist Alison sees "Al" as this, since it's a holdover from the days of fighting off the zombie hordes; shorter names meant quicker reaction times. And now her crush continues to call her that, out of sheer habit.
669* WebVideo/{{Calfreezy}}'s online name had quite a snowclone effect with many of his fans calling him a number of things like "Calsqueezy", "Caltripod", "Calfrozen", and "Calpringles". It got taken so far that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=49&v=zAVH3ayuYno he made a video]] asking [[DiscreditedMeme people to stop]].
670* In his ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'' LetsPlay, LetsPlay/{{Chuggaaconroy}} reveals that his mother used to call him Mimikins when he was around three when Mimi says you can call her by that name. Went back to bite him at the end of the LP.
671* In ''Literature/DreamHighSchool'', Corliss, {{The Ditz}}, calls you G-dow (you joked that your name was Grok, Destroyer of Worlds. She believed you and calls you by those initials) and calls Gavin Gav-Gav.
672* Daphne Diller, the indestructible private eye in ''Literature/MetroCityChronicles'', does not like it when people call her "Daffodil".
673* ''WebVideo/FairyTaleFriday'''s version of Literature/{{Thumbelina}} was nicknamed "Cockchafer" in college.
674* Peter in ''WebVideo/LovelyLittleLosers''. His nickname, "Pedro," doesn't ''sound'' embarrassing--but he ''hates'' when anyone calls him that. The implication is that it reminds him of his huge screw-up at the end of the prequel, ''WebVideo/NothingMuchToDo''.
675* ''WebVideo/NightmareTime'': Roman Murray refers to his daughter, Linda as 'piggy', making fun of the upturned nose that she had before her first nose job. She understandibly dislikes the nickname.
676* LetsPlay/PartyCrashers: As shown in their second ''UNO'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5Woqb0vqxo video]], Vernias does not like the nickname "Verny":
677-->'''Brent:''' Why would you do this, Verny?\
678(''{{Beat}}'')\
679'''Vernias:''' ...Shut up.\
680(''Brent and Nick burst out laughing'')\
681'''Nick:''' Dude, that is such a "Vernias" nickname, though!\
682'''Vernias:''' I hate that nickname!
683* ''WebVideo/SMPLive'':
684** Connor is frequently mocked by being called "Conar", much to his irritation.
685** Schlatt is on the recieving end of this from [=AntVenom=].
686---> '''Ant:''' All I'm saying is I'm not the one named "Gay Slut".
687* Creator/{{Tobuscus}} has a pal, Gabe, who shows up in several of his videos. Toby has dubbed him ''Gabe''buscus, which unfortunately sounds a lot like ''Gay''buscus. The face Gabe makes when Toby calls him this indicates that he, unlike Toby, is not amused.
688* Ghost from ''Radio/TrueCapitalist Radio'' ''hates'' being called a "hambone". It's ironic since Ghost initially used the term to make fun of people who he deemed to be fat, lazy moochers who contributed nothing to society. He encouraged his listeners to use the term in public whenever they saw a "fat, jelly ass", but the trolls who call into his show during the Radio Graffiti segment began to use the insult against him.
689* During the Phantom Blood shorts in ''WebVideo/VaguelyRecallingJoJo'', Jonathan calls Dio Debu [[note]]While a contraction for Dio Brando, it is also means tubby in Japanese[[/note]] during his attempt at coming up for a nickname for Dio. Dio finds it embarrassing because he does not like being called fat and suggests that Jonathan should call him Chanel instead.
690* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': Palantir doesn't like her codename shortened to "Pally".
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693[[folder:Western Animation]]
694* In ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'', Amin Damoola absolutely ''hates'' the nickname of "Butterfingers", which was given to him by the thieves for being probably the worst thief in all of Agrabah. It pisses him off to the point of being a BerserkButton for him.
695* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'':
696** The title character's code name is the less-than-manly "Duchess". His spy-boss mother claims it was randomly generated, and the fact it was also the name of her beloved dog is [[BlatantLies purely coincidental]].
697** In one episode, it was revealed that Archer's nickname during his prep school days was "Swirling Archer", which was given to him by his former [[{{Jerkass}} high school bully]] Ivy [[spoiler: who, along with two other [[JerkJock older kids]], gave Archie a swirly when Archie was a freshman]].
698* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'':
699** Zuko is clearly embarrassed whenever his sister, Azula, addresses him as "Zuzu", especially since coming from [[{{Jerkass}} her]], [[TermsOfEndangerment it's not said with sincere affection]].
700** On a less intense note, while Zuko and Iroh are hiding among the Earth Kingdom in season 2, Zuko goes by the name "Lee", but his uncle makes up a fake backstory that he was named after his father, and thus calls him "Junior". Zuko isn't pleased, but it's evidently petty payback for him giving Iroh [[EmbarrassingFirstName the unflattering alias "Mushi"]].
701** Flashbacks in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' show that Toph was still calling Aang "Twinkle-Toes" when he was 40, despite his protests. [[spoiler:His reincarnation Korra would later inherit the nickname when she finally meets Toph in the final season.]]
702* Luke Cage, in ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'', hates getting called "Power Man".
703* In ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'', Inferno is a batshit insane Predacon who genuinely believes he is an ant and their base is their ant colony. No points for guessing what he calls Megatron, much to the Predacon leader's chagrin.
704-->'''Inferno:''' As you command... my queen.\
705'''Megatron:''' ''Ugh...'' I do wish he would stop calling me that...
706* ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'':
707** Monterey Jack strongly disapproves of his mother Camembert Kate calling him "Cheezer". It's worth mentioning here that he's the oldest member of the Rescue Rangers.
708** Also, [[BerserkButton don't call the wanna-be witch Winifred "Freddie"!]] (Everyone except kind-hearted Foxglove does.)
709* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic'' where Doris threatens to reveal why Duke's nickname in college was "Puddles".
710* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'':
711** The titular character has a few. Danny's civilian identity, courtesy of his bullies, gets Fenturd, Fentoad, and Fentoenail. And before he could establish his preferred hero name of "Phantom" with the town, the media gave his superhero identity the name "Invis'o-Bill".
712** Danny himself gives the resident BigBad VillainWithGoodPublicity Vlad Masters/Plasmius the nickname "Froot Loops", which doubles as a BerserkButton for a while.
713* An aversion in ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' where the main character prefers to go by what some other characters see as the embarrassing nickname of "Dipper". In fact, [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname most characters don't even know]] that it ''isn't'' his birth name, which [[AllThereInTheManual post-series material]] revealed to be the fairly normal [[spoiler:Mason]].
714* On ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'', Lucius really hates being called "Lucy".
715* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'': "[[FreakyFridayFlip The Great Brain Robbery]]" reveals Green Lantern had one, but we don't know what it is.
716-->'''G.L.:''' It ''sounds'' like Wally, [[SpotTheImposter but is there any way to be sure?]]\
717'''Flash:''' You want proof? [[NoodleIncident Until he went off into the Marines, G.L.'s nickname was--]]\
718'''G.L.:''' [[SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay STOP! It's him]]. [[NoodleIncident Man, you promised never to repeat that story]]!
719* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'' episode [[EpisodeOnAPlane "Let's Play Air Pockets"]], Mr. Cat refers to Kaeloo as "Priscilla", for whatever reason, which she finds embarrassing.
720-->'''Kaeloo:''' My name is not Priscilla!
721* ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'':
722** ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
723*** In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E16SonicRainboom Sonic Rainboom]]" and "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E23TheCutieMarkChronicles The Cutie Mark Chronicles]]", three male JerkJock Pegasi call Rainbow Dash "Rainbow ''Crash''" and Fluttershy "''Klutz''ershy".
724*** In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E7NewbieDash Newbie Dash]]", Rainbow Dash gets a chance to fly with the Wonderbolts, but after an accident on her first day gets stuck with the nickname "Rainbow Crash" (again). She spends the rest of the episode trying to erase her bad first impression, but then learns all the other Wonderbolts have embarrassing nicknames from when they were first starting out: Soarin is known as "Clipper" from clipping his wing on a flagpole, Fleetfoot is known as "Flatfoot" for stepping on Spitfire's hoof, Misty Fly is "Daisy", Surprise is "Slowpoke", High Winds is "Hoof-in-Mouth", and Spitfire tells Rainbow "you ''don't'' want to know what they call ''me''" before [[TakeOurWordForIt whispering it in her ear]].
725** ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyMakeYourMark'': Misty used to be called "Misty-Wisty" by [[spoiler:long-lost father Alphabittle]] when she was a filly, to her embarrassment after their reunion. [[spoiler:Alphabittle]] even tells her that he can stop calling her that if she doesn't like it.
726* ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppies2010'': In the episode "The K9 Kid", police academy dog Sarge refers to Squirt as "Pizza Breath", a nickname he gained by eating out of a pizzeria dumpster while living on the street.
727* ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'': Donnie's computer password and username is "Bootyyyshaker9000", something he is embarrassed to admit but rolls with later.
728* In ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'', the Franchise/GIJoe team gives their new sniper recruit Calvin the nickname of "Fumbles" and humiliating him because of his clumsiness when introduced to the team. He responds by defecting to Cobra, ''[[BoomHeadshot shooting them all in the head]]'', (except Duke, who he leaves alive, when Duke starts pleading to be killed too, saying "[[CruelMercy No. No, you live with it.]]") and saying WhosLaughingNow.
729** On the other hand, Cobra Commander nicknamed him [[InnocentInnuendo "Trouser Snake"]] because he thought Calvin's trousers were really nice. By that point, Calvin just doesn't give a damn anymore.
730* In the ''Literature/RottenRalph'' animated specials ''The Taming of the Ralph'' and ''Not-So-Rotten Ralph'' as well as the animated series derived from the specials, Ralph is sometimes embarrassed by his owner Sarah referring to him as "pussykins".
731* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
732** In "Homer's Enemy", Homer gave Frank Grimes the nickname "Grimey", which he hated. Eventually, he was buried under that name.
733** In another episode, Lisa pretends to be a boy and is given the nickname "Toilet".
734** In "The Crepes of Wrath", Principal Seymour Skinner is called 'Spanky' by his mother, prompting laughter from all the school children.
735* ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'':
736** In "Finding Clover", when Lawrence quits working for Mr. Boswell at his magic show, the former tells Clover not to call him by his stage name "Mr. Cuddles".
737** Cedric's mother Winnie calls him "Ceddy-kins" in front of the Buttercups in "Mystic Meadows", embarrassing him.
738* ''WesternAnimation/{{Stanley}}'': In his youth, Dennis the goldfish, being small for his age, was nicknamed "Dinky".
739* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'': Domino Squad members Echo and Droidbait, as demonstrated in [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS3E1CloneCadets "Clone Cadets"]]. The latter tends to be the first one to get shot during practice drills, although strangely he doesn't seem to object to the name. Echo, meanwhile, has a habit of unnecessarily repeating orders, and when he objects to being called that Fives retorts that they wouldn't call him that if he didn't have that habit (he eventually comes around to the name).
740* In ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaRevengeOfTheIsland'', Jo christens teammate Brick with an entire LIST (all but two of which eluding to his unfortunately weak bladder):
741** "Dampy Pants"
742** "Jarhead"
743** "Soggy Shorts"
744** "Major Drippy"
745** "G.I. Joke"
746** [[SirVerbALot "Sir Leaks-A-Lot"]]
747** "Sir Wetness'
748** "Captain Whiz"
749** "Soggy [=McGee=]"
750* Overlapping with an instance of in-universe UnfortunateNames, Bumblebee and Bulkhead in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' gained their designations from earning the ire of [[{{Jerkass}} Sentinel Prime]] (then Sentinel Major) back during Boot Camp. The former was called out for being a clumsy bumbler who missed his shots and the latter for being "all bulk and no brains". They seem to have settled into those names in the present.
751* Sylvia in ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'' is nicknamed 'The Time Bomb' in the episode of the same name due to her competitiveness and "explosive" temper costing her the race all the previous times she's entered the Galactic Conjunction 6000.
752* ''WesternAnimation/TheWeekenders'':
753** One episode concerns Tino picking up the nickname "Pumpkin Pie" as its B-plot (which tied into the A plot of Tish's name being used [[PersonAsVerb as a colloquialism]]).
754** In the second season episode "Vengeance", Carver is given the nickname "Pickle Toes" as the result of a prank, much to the delight of Lor.
755* In ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'', when the girls learn the story of the team before them, Hay Lin begins to scribble down their names (Cassidy, Halinor, Yan Lin, Kadma and Nerissa) and use their first initials to come up with C.H.Y.K.N. (pronounced "chicken"). She can't help but wince at that.
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757
758[[folder:Real Life]]
759* Many famous mobsters hated their nicknames.
760** Bank robber George Nelson hated to be called "Baby Face". Bit of a BerserkButton, actually. He tried to get people to call him "Big George" Nelson, but, seeing as how he was [[TheNapoleon only 5'4"]], that never really caught on.
761** "Bugsy" Siegel and "Bugs" Moran. Their nicknames referred to their tendency to "[[HairTriggerTemper bug out]]." Bugsy Siegel (born Benjamin Siegel) preferred to be called "Ben" or "Benny."
762** Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd.
763** "Scarface" UsefulNotes/AlCapone. He liked to claim that his scars were war wounds, but he really got them in a knife fight as a kid. His preferred nickname was "Snorky".
764** James "Whitey" Bulger really hated being called his more famous moniker since it was given to him by the police because of his platinum blond hair, and always instructed those close to him to call him "Jim" or "Jimmy". Since being caught, convicted and put in prison, he apparently [[http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/02/07/whitey-bulger-sparks-prison-probe/RFvMmEERrraVI0t32SFVpN/story.html changed his mind]] and asked that fellow inmates call him Whitey, presumably for the celebrity factor. Also one of many reasons Howie Carr had his unending hatred is that he continually called him Whitey [[{{Troll}} purely to piss him off]].
765** Some [[UsefulNotes/TheMafia Italian-American mobsters]] ''[[BerserkButton really]]'' [[BerserkButton hated their nicknames]]. Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo (because of his short height), Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso (because he liked to bludgeon his victims to death with a pipe) and Joseph "Joey Bananas" Bonanno (a journalistic corruption of his last name and that it implied he was crazy) were good examples.
766* UsefulNotes/{{Caligula}} was the childhood nickname of Roman emperor Gaius Caesar [[note]](it means something like "little boot", referring to how he'd been made a small Legionnaire's uniform for when he went on campaigns with his father as a child, including a tiny set of boots)[[/note]] which he reportedly disliked.
767* There was a Roman emperor who had the nickname "Caracalla" after a type of cloak he was fond of wearing. Though he didn't care for the nickname, it was probably for the best; if his nickname had reflected his personality in any more profound way, we'd be talking about [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edict_of_Caracalla the Edict of Paranoid Fratricidal Tyrant.]]
768* Music/ElvisPresley ''hated'' when people called him "the King," believe it or not. Raised a Christian, he would tell anyone who did that [[UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} there was only one true King.]]. He didn't like "The King of Rock 'n' Roll" any better, as he felt that any number of black performers, such as his own idol Music/FatsDomino, were vastly superior to him and he suspected he was getting the moniker more or less solely by dint of being white.
769* [=F-16.net=] [[http://www.f-16.net/callsigns.html has a sizable collection of pilot callsigns]] and the demeaning meanings behind them.
770** One RCAF pilot got stuck with the call sign "Bobbitt" after he accidentally sheared off his CF-18's phallic refueling probe during an exercise. He was given the tip to forever remind him of what happened.
771** "Mangler" sounds great, until you learn it's not based off his combat prowess, but off an incident involving a hot tub, alcohol, a good-looking woman, and [[GroinAttack the zipper of his shorts]].
772** Jim Lovell was a US Navy squadron mate of Pete Conrad, before they both joined [[UsefulNotes/{{NASA}} Project Apollo]]. Conrad gave Lovell the call-sign "Shaky".
773* Brian Davison, drummer from the proto-prog group The Nice, somehow acquired the nickname "Blinky", of which he wasn't too fond.
774* Silent film comedian [[Creator/FattyArbuckle Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle]] disliked his nickname and discouraged anyone from calling him "Fatty" off-screen.
775* The Hash Names of members of the Hash House Harriers are usually chosen to fit this trope.
776* Professional snowboarder Shaun White has sometimes been referred to as "The Flying Tomato" because of his long red hair. Reportedly, he hates the nickname.
777* Swedish king Erik Eriksson, who reigned in the mid-13th century, and is widely regarded both by modern and contemporary sources to have been a very good king, and whose reign was marked by peace, law reform and prosperity, never managed to live down his birth defects, and went to history as Erik the Lisp and Lame.
778* Music/MichaelJackson loathed the nickname "Wacko Jacko" with a passion, as the tabloids named him that while finding newsworthy (read: controversial and "shocking") stories about his life. If you wanted to be affectionate, calling him "Mike" was better.
779* Donnie Dunagan, who provided the voice for the young version of the title character in ''WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}}'', joined the Marines when he was 18, and, conscious of the prevalence of this trope in the military, concealed his voice acting past from his comrades for fear that if they knew, he would be forever known as "Bambi" Dunagan. (He said in an interview years later that, given how much the film has meant to so many people, he wished he had had the courage to tell them anyway and just put up with the inevitable nickname.)
780* The so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria[[note]]Here, the word "Syria" refers not to the modern country, but the historic region now known in English as the Levant. When describing the group, many English-speaking sources now use "the Levant" instead of "Syria" for that reason.[[/note]] ''loathes'' being called "Daesh" which is the name they are known for throughout the Islamic world and threatens to flog or cut out the tongues of anyone using it. "Daesh" is an acronym for their organization's full name in Arabic (ad-Dawlah al-Islāmiyah fī 'l-ʿIrāq wa-sh-Shām), but they find it offensive for two reasons: 1) the word sounds close to "trampling" or "discord sowers", both of which had negative connotations and 2) the word has no specific meaning on its own, which undermines their position as a caliphate since they stand for nothing. Westerners (both governmental entities and journalistic media) have also adopted the term, though they do refer to them by the ISIS/ISIL acronym in their respective languages because it's more convenient.
781* [[UsefulNotes/CheGuevara Ernesto Guevara's]] nickname of "Che" is actually rather embarrassing when you know the meaning. It’s a meaningless filler word in Argentina similar to “um”. However this was completely unknown to the Cubans who gave it to him as a nickname because he said it a lot. “El Che” to someone of Guevara’s region of Argentina sounds like “The Umm”. Guevara didn’t express any dislike of the name while in Cuba, but did confess to [[UsefulNotes/NikitaKhrushchev Khrushchev]] that he would be rather embarrassed to return home with it.
782* Medievel history is particularly rife with embarrassing epithets.
783** James II of England took the throne in 1685, but he was universally loathed by Irish and English subjects alike, therefore earning him the nickname, "James the Be-Shitten".
784** Aethelred II of England took the throne in 978, but his poor governance earned him the nickname "Aethelred the Unready". However, it should be noted that the meaning of the term ''unready'' has evolved in the English language; at the time it was applied, it simply meant ''poorly-advised'', not ''unprepared''. Nonetheless, it doubles as a Main/PunnyName and Main/IronicNickname because ''Aethelred'' itself literally means ''well-advised''.
785** Louis V, the last monarch of the [[UsefulNotes/{{Charlemagne}} Carolingian]] Dynasty, was known as "Louis the Do-Nothing". He was crowned while his father was still alive in 979, but failed to retake Aquitaine and died heirless at age 20.
786** King William I of Sicily was known as "William the Bad", but not for reasons entirely of his own doing. Early in his reign, William tolerated other religions and promoted literature and science, and he ruled his kingdom efficiently. But in order to do that, he had to centralise authority under the crown by suppressing the powerful barons of Sicily, thus angering them. They turned against him and undermined his rule as Sicily lost its African territories one by one, and ultimately popular rebellions hamstrung William's government.
787** UsefulNotes/KingJohnOfEngland was known as Lackland (as a younger son, he wasn't expected to inherit any land) and Softsword, due to his military failures. [[note]] another nickname "John the Wet" was NOT an embarrassing nickname, as it referred to his improvement of the Navy at that time, and was adopted with wry amusement by KingJohn himself [[/note]]
788** Charles II of Navarre more than earned his sobriquet ''le Mauvais'' (the Bad One) by his devious political scheming during the UsefulNotes/HundredYearsWar. His weird and painful death (his doctor ordered him wrapped in linen cloth that had been soaked in brandy, and he accidentally caught fire) became famous all through Europe and was considered God's just punishment for his wickedness.
789** Charles VI of France was originally known as "the Beloved", but later acquired the name "the Mad" after his increasingly-severe mental illness built into a delusion that he was made of glass and that nobody could ever touch him.
790** Charles II of Spain was the product of [[KissingCousins inbreeding]] that left him RoyallyScrewedUp: Such severe underbite he couldn't eat or speak properly, probable mental disability, and a weak immune system that left him frequently sick. He gained the name "the Bewitched", and his death kicked off the UsefulNotes/WarOfTheSpanishSuccession.
791** [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfWindsor King Edward VII]] was known for his [[ReallyGetsAround serial philandering]] as Prince of Wales. This got him dubbed "Edward the Caresser", a pun on the Anglo-Saxon king and saint, Edward the Confessor.
792** There are plenty of kings known as "the Fat", "the Bald", and "the Lame".
793** The [[UsefulNotes/ByzantineEmpire Byzantine Emperors]] have some great examples:
794*** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_V Emperor Constantine V]] was remembered by medieval historians as "the Dung-named", which they alleged was because he'd defiled his own baptism by having a PottyFailure in the font. This is again an instance of historical bias; Constantine was a capable ruler and reformist, but he earned the nickname post-mortem because of his opposition to monasticism and iconoclasm (the worship of religious objects and items, later deemed heretical). [[Main/WrittenByTheWinners Because monks wrote the histories]], they had the last word, and the name [[Main/LamePunReaction stuck like dung]].
795*** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_III Emperor Michael III]] received the disparaging epithet "The Drunk" after his dynasty ended. Macedonian chroniclers wrote extensively about his hedonist past-times like chariot racing and imbibing. However Arab historians paint an entirely different picture, indicating that the nickname was likely [[Main/WrittenByTheWinners propaganda to legitimise the Macedonian dynasty which succeeded him]].
796* "Dick/Dickie" used to be a common nickname for "Richard" until it evolved into a vulgar slang for "penis". In English-speaking countries, a lot of Richards were at some point Dicks.
797* Creator/PedroPascal's high school classmates called him by the whiter-sounding equivalent of his first name, "[[https://bring-me-in-warm.tumblr.com/post/190683259733/a-baby Peter]]"; he eventually admitted feeling "[[https://tinyurl.com/y3umq3yr ashamed]]" that he never corrected them. %% Tinyurl because source link is extremely long
798* In ancient China, a person normally called people of similar rank by their family name and their style name. Fortunately the English language didn't exist back in the [[UsefulNotes/ThreeKingdomsShuWeiWu Three Kingdoms]] period, as Man Chong's colleagues normally called him... [[GayEuphemism Man Boning]].
799* Illinois politician Jim Oberweis is also known for his ownership of the family dairy and ice cream business. This, combined with numerous failed political campaigns for Illinois governor, US Senate (twice), US House of Representatives (thrice) has led some local press and political wags to call him "the Milk Dud".
800* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_reporting_name NATO]] ReportingNames for Eastern Bloc military equipment could get a little silly, including "Aphid" and "[[CuteAsABouncingBetty Koala]]" missiles, a couple of Sukhoi fighters called "Fishpot," and of course the "Hormone" helicopter. (Pilots of the [=MiG=]-29 fighter, however, found their jet's codename "Fulcrum" [[AvertedTrope rather flattering]].)
801* In the ''[[Series/TheOfficeUS Office]] Ladies'' podcast, when discussing Andy Bernard and his status as TheNicknamer, Creator/AngelaKinsey noted that when she was in high school she was known as "Hambone" (from an incident at a WildTeenParty where she was caught in the host's kitchen eating ham out the refrigerator), and in college she was called "Koosh Ball" (from her permed hairstyle).
802* Early on in his career as a [[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalGaming professional]] ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' [[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalGaming League player]], Do-hyeon "Pine" Kim earned himself the nickname "[[VideoGame/MetalGear Big Boss]]" from commentators thanks to his immense prowess with skill-intensive [[TheGunslinger gunslinger characters]]. He's admitted that the nickname makes him anxious as [[ThePerilsOfBeingTheBest it enforces additional pressure on him to perform well]], though he did end up embracing it a bit [[BackInTheSaddle following his un-retirement in May 2021]], claiming that if HesBack, he wanted to really ''earn'' being called "Big Boss" again.
803* Creator/RobReiner's StarMakingRole was on ''Series/AllInTheFamily'' as Archie Bunker's liberal, opinionated son-in-law, whom Archie "affectionately" nicknamed "Meathead". Even after the show ended and Reiner became a successful director and producer, news outlets dubbed him "the Meathead" throughout the '80s (Reiner famously claimed that if he ever won the Nobel Prize, every newspaper headline would be "MEATHEAD WINS NOBEL PRIZE"). It took until the '90s for him to finally shake it off.
804* A 9th century Viking king whose Northern English fief was located in York was called [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivar_the_Boneless Ivar the Boneless]], though no one knows why. It has been suggested that he was really limber, that he had brittle bones, that he had lost one or two legs (and the nickname was the result of a mistranslation of that), or perhaps even had erectile difficulties. He was, however, renowned for wisdom as well as being a berserker on the battlefield.
805* At the beginning of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, the German army used the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3.7_cm_Pak_36 3.7 cm Pak 36]] as its anti-tank gun. While good at the beginning of the war, by 1941 it was proving to be inadequate to destroy heavier tanks such as the T-34 and the KV-1. This lead to the crews manning the Pak 36 to nickname it "Heeresanklopfgerät" ("army door-knocking device") and [="PanzerAnklopfKanone"=] ("tank door-knocking cannon"), since the only result of firing it at a enemy tank was to announce your presence.
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