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By nickname "Ain'ts*" – New Orleans Saints, NFL; rhyming play on the non-standard English negative ain't [30] "America's Team" – Dallas Cowboys, by sports media [31] "B.I.L.L.S.*" – Buffalo Bills, by detractors, acronyms for "Boy I Love Losing Super Bowls", in reference to the team's failure to win the Super Bowl in four straight tries during the early 1990s [32]
Todd is a masculine given name. The name originated from Middle English, where it means "fox". [1] Notable people and characters with the name include: People
This is a list of nicknames of Major League Baseball teams and players. It includes a complete list of nicknames of players in the Baseball Hall of Fame, a list of nicknames of current players, nicknames of popular players who have played for each major league team, and lists of nicknames grouped into particular categories (e.g., ethnic nicknames, personality trait nicknames etc.). [1]
Thelma Todd (1905–1935) Sandi Toksvig (born 1958) Steph Tolev (born 1985) Judy Toll (1958–2002) Allison Tolman (born 1981) Jes Tom (born 1990) Lily Tomlin (born 1939)
Jorge Chavez (voiced by Jaime Camil) – Todd's serious, disciplinarian human stepfather, from whom Todd is estranged. He considers Todd a failure due to his frequent shenanigans, despite Todd claiming to be happy with his life. As a Latino, he has often struggled in his life and only achieved success through strict discipline.
The rhyming words are not omitted, to make the slang easier to understand. Rhyming slang is a form of slang word construction in the English language. It is especially prevalent among Cockneys in England, and was first used in the early 19th century in the East End of London; hence its alternative name, Cockney rhyming slang.
The name is also a reference to Crush soda, guitarist Jun Senoue's favorite brand of soft drink. The Cure – The band's original name was Easy Cure, which was taken from the name of one of the group's early songs. The name was later shortened to The Cure because frontman Robert Smith felt the name was too American and "too hippyish". [105]
Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages. Sometimes a well-known namesake with the same spelling has a markedly different pronunciation. These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs, which are written differently but pronounced the same).