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This is a list of nickname-related list articles on Wikipedia. A nickname is "a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name." [1] A nickname is often considered desirable, symbolising a form of acceptance, but can sometimes be a form of ridicule. A moniker also means a nickname or personal name.
A nickname can be a shortened or a modified variation on a person's real name. Contractions of longer names: Margaret to Greta. Initials: using the first letters of a person's first, middle and/or last name, e.g. "DJ" for Daniel James. Dropping letters: with many nicknames, one or more letters, often R, are dropped: Fanny from Frances, Walt ...
Ain'ts: [1] Nickname given to the New Orleans Saints after their 1980 season of 14 consecutive losses. The name persisted somewhat as, although they would later qualify for the playoffs several times since then, they did not win a playoff game until their defeat of the defending Super Bowl champion Rams in the wild-card round of the 2000–01 playoffs.
Because of this power -- and this "closeness" -- fans have started to give themselves collective names. Some of them, surely, you're familiar with: Lady Gaga's Little Monsters, Justin Bieber's ...
Starwoids was a fandom name promoted by the 2001 documentary Starwoids [362] [88] STAYC: Swith Music group Pronounced as "Sweet", the name is a combination of the first letter of STAYC and "With", meaning "Together with STAYC" or "I'll be by STAYC's side." [363] Stargate: Gaters: Film / TV show [364] Stef Sanjati: Breadsquad YouTuber [365 ...
Many city nicknames roll off the tongue like it's second nature. New York City is, of course, "the Big Apple." Paris is the "City of Love." Los Angeles is the "City of Angels." They're a given at this
Beijing Biden, a nickname used by critics of Biden who perceive him as lenient in foreign policy towards China. [203] [204] Creepy Joe, a nickname used by Biden's opponents referring to his perceived creepy interactions with women. [205] Crooked Joe, nickname used by Biden's opponent Donald Trump and his supporters in the 2024 presidential ...
"The Real McHoy" = Chris Hoy, track ... (Afrikaans nickname for Muscles) = Piet du Toit ... (given by her coach Ken Wood as he cannot pronounce her name properly ...