The Nicknames Thread

Seeing that there was no thread such as this, I decided to make one. Do you have any nicknames in real life? If yes, what are they? Are there any exceptionally interesting ones? Which one is your favorite?

I, actually, have quite a lot of nicknames. Most of them are pet forms of Miloš, whch are quite generic. But there's a few that quite stand out, in my opinion. There's C4 (because of my occasionaly quite explosive temper), Grizzly, Bear, and variations thereof (because I am big and hairy), Spock and Hybrid (the origins of which I wouldn't like to mention).

edited 25th Aug '11 1:29:36 PM by MilosStefanovic

Yes this is, inb4 link.

edited 25th Aug '11 1:30:39 PM by Smilingcloud

That one appears to be more about the nickname we would like to be used on this site. I was more interested in tropers' real life nicknames, which I thought is quite different from the topic of that thread. Anyway, if the mods think that they should, feel free to lock this. Otherwise, fire your posts.

edited 25th Aug '11 1:36:13 PM by MilosStefanovic

My main nickname in real life is Swamper. I'd say there's a long story behind it, but it's actually a rather short and not very interesting story that has nothing to do with a swamp.

Oh shit, I know some one who liked being called Swamper, are you him?

Do you live in Tennessee (or have you in the past ten years or so)?

Some friends in my old town called me "Twitch". This is likely due to the fact that I have ADHD and can't sit still.

No but I know him through the net, hes Scottish though

Well, I have Scottish ancestry somewhere down the line, but I'm not from Scotland, so probably not me.

I used to be called "The Fairy" in middle school.

Apparently I'm flamboyant. Who knew?

I have so many nicknames irl. Arika Peprika, Erk, Africa, Erkuh, Bitch, Erika Bearika, Princess, and more I probably forgot.

I have no nicknames in meatspace.

Well, technically, I suppose I have one, but I discourage its use whenever possible.

I Have Many Names

Not really... I actually have around 5 different nicknames (excluding adding -y to the end of my actual name). Only one of these I find acceptable and even then it's only if you are too lazy to remember my actual name or are my grandparents.

Other nicknames have been:

• "Wildcat [REDACTED]" - an ironic title for how "lively" I am at parties. I'm not.
• "Mr Wolf" - the name itself comes from being "it" in a certain variation of tag and was bestowed upon me for my timekeeping.

IRL I prefer my actual name or Mr Wolf. My one nickname is ok.

IRL: Chuck, Bob, Spongebob.

A friend used to call me 'Lolly'. That's about it, though, people just tend to stick to my actual name.

I was called "Dangerous Tom" by my chemistry A level peers. To my dieing day, I will never be sure how it started or how ironic it was.

IRL nicknames are all a variation on my name. Like, Raf.

in real life?

Creeper: For my tendency to be creepy, also to sneak up on people and scare them out of their skin, for shits and giggles.

Swamp Thing: Yet another nickname based on my voice.

Old man: One part my voice, one part jadedness, and another part grumpiness.

The Warlock: Oh hey, yet another nickname derived from my voice. This time my sinister laugh.

Big Brother: Translate this into several different languages (namely Japanese, Korean, and Filipino). Only ever happens when I have friends, namely younger female (platonic) friends.

edited 27th Aug '11 2:26:13 AM by imojee

Voodoo; which is kind of inaccurate, but you know the rules.

At the internship I used to be Unger, and now I'm Mike The Considerate. The Unger thing was because I evidently look like a younger version of this guy with that last name, and Mike The Considerate stems from an incident where I got hit by car on my way to internship, and not only called in sick the moment it happened, but also called them before my parents. It also goes with the fact that there's also a Mike The Obtuse there.

edited 27th Aug '11 9:25:44 AM by MikeK

I cringe when called Erock IRL.

The ones that aren't based on my real name (which you aren't getting) are: "Tiglet" and "Batgirl" (from my brother) and "Spiderbaby" (from my mom).

I'm going to hazard a guess that your mom is aware of your Vriska obsession?

A few months ago while with my cousins they remembered how, when I was little, a family member used to call me by my first and middle initials. So, from then on, I've been known as DJ.

My cousins on my dad's side call me Jonathan, to distinguish me from my dad, who I share my name with.