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Nicknames abound in motorsport. They are frequently applied to the sportspeople , the brands of sports car and other vehicles, the courses , and the competitions and series. Vehicles
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.
"The Junk Yard Dog" = Jerome Williams, United States power forward [72] "Kangaroo Kid" = Billy Cunningham , United States basketball player [ 73 ] "Larry Legend" = Larry Bird , United States basketball player
Nicknames or call signs given or adopted by CB radio users are known as "handles". [2] [3] Many truck drivers will call each other "Hand," [4] or by the name of the company for which they drive. [citation needed] CB and its distinctive language started in the United States but was then exported to other countries including Mexico, Germany, and ...
The act of riding as a passenger on a motorcycle sitting on the pillion (a.k.a. "bitch") seat immediately behind the driver of the motorcycle. [6] [7] [8] Road rash An injury caused by scraping your skin on the road surface. This is likely because the rider wasn’t wearing the right protective gear. [9] Spill
The abbreviations MC and MCC are both used to mean "motorcycle club" but have a special social meaning from the point of view of the outlaw or one percenter motorcycling subculture. MC is generally reserved for those clubs that are mutually recognized by other MC or outlaw motorcycle clubs. [9]
Peggy Llewellyn (born 1972), American motorcycle racer; Peggy Lokando (born 1989), English-born Congolese footballer; Peggy McCarthy (born 1956), American rower; Peggy McLean (1926–2013), American table tennis player; Peggy Michel (born 1949), American tennis player; Peggy Michell (1905–1941), British tennis player
Selection of different dog breeds. This list of dog breeds includes both extant and extinct dog breeds, varieties and types. A research article on dog genomics published in Science/AAAS defines modern dog breeds as "a recent invention defined by conformation to a physical ideal and purity of lineage". [1]