Billy "White Shoes" Johnson
The Pax Romana or "Roman Peace" (0-200 AD)
The Ultimate Warrior
Larry Bird: Larry Legend, The Hick from French Lick, The Great White Hope, Uncle
Other than Babe Ruth,
Montezuma's Revenge (diarrhea)
"the smart one" in the Godfather movies), Ivanka Tramp
Ted Kaczynski: the Unabomber
Baseball's 100 WAR Leaders,
Robert "Clay" Allinson: The Shootist, The Man-Killer (Charles Siringo)
Michael Cooper, Kurt Rambis, et al)
A horse's ass of politicians, perhaps, or a confederacy of dunces? Toronto: Muddy York, Hogtown
Minneapolis and St. Paul: The Twin Cities
runs)
Smirking Kevin Hassett: "They're better off." Condredge Holloway was the SEC's first black quarterback and the University
Edoardo Molinari: Dodo
James (Jack, Jamie, Jay, Jim, Jimmy, Jimbo)
Bryce Harper: Harp, Bam Bam, Mondo, Big Kid, The Chosen One (Sports
Battleships are called "dreadnoughts" after the first modern battleship, the HMS
Goethe: The Master
Gary Cohn: Sachs-man, The Goldman Sackman (Michael R. Burch), Cohn's Disease
Henry Clay: The Great Compromiser (one of his "great" compromises was with
accomplishment. Nick Foles: Mr. January, Unstoppable Playoff God (Rodger Sherman)
Irving "Deacon" Crane
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: Vladito, The Re-Impaler, The Beast (Chris Henderson)
Iman
Minnesota: The North Star State
("Holy Monster")
Sammy "the Bull" Gravano
Paul Ryan: Paul Ruin, Lyin' Ryan, Eddie Munster
Kurt Suzuki: Zuk, Zook
desperado; it is not clear what he was laughing about
He died in a plane crash while trying to deliver medicine and
Jimmy Snyder: Jimmy the Greek
Australia: The Socceroos and The Matildas
Blowfish (Pufferfish). Oscar Bonavena: The Bull, The Beast (Muhammad Ali), Ringo (due to his haircut),
Vader: The Giant, The Mastadon
Ace, Amy, Andy, Art, Birdie, Bo, Bubba, Bud, Chip, Chuck, Evie, Honey, Hoss, Ike, John, Johnny,
The "Hook 'em Horns" hand gesture used at the University of Texas is inspired by
Kansas: The Sunflower State
Stoneheart), Joffrey Baratheon (The False King, The Illborn, The Young Usurper),
Walker Buehler: Ferris (after the title character of the movie Ferris
Earl Strickland: Earl the Pearl, Little Earl, the John McEnroe of Pool
Fergie
Jesse James: Dingus
High School Dropout
Unfortunately, the ones he came up with were less than flattering! Joseph Burger: Joe "Jumbo" Burger (he weighed 390 pounds)
Rod Laver: The Rocket
Ted Williams: The Splendid Splinter, Teddy Ballgame, The Kid, Thumper, The
American army ground troops have been called "grunts," "ground pounders,"
***
teeny-tiny fingers. Bra: The French term brassière means a child's bodice or vest; it was
Toni Kukoc: The Croatian Sensation
"Ugly" Johnny Dickshot (don't ask and we won't tell)
The greatest of the Anglo-Saxon kings of England was unoriginally called "Alfred
Richard Reid: the Shoe Bomber
the first season's opening sequence. Phil "Poison" Ivey: also The Tiger Woods of Poker, No Home Jerome (he gambled
Rightful Lord of Winterfell, Prince of Winterfell, The King of the Six Kingdoms,
Coronavirus Czar, The Vice Antichrist, Snark of the Beast, Beastie Boy, Dense Pence, Senseless Pence, Out of the Loop Dupe,
Dick "Night Train" Lane
Burch),
Nicknames for Military Groups, Units and Forces, Some of the More Charitable and Chivalrous Types. Caligula was a nickname; it means "Little Boot" in Latin. Shoeless Joe Jackson (because he once played a baseball game barefoot)
Christine Sinclair: Sincy
"The Gorilla," Sonny Liston "The Big Ugly Bear," Oscar Bonavena "The Beast," Floyd
The Harrier family of airplanes are nicknamed the "Jump Jet." Donald II: The Madman, The Psycho
Monarch, The Black Boy
Jerome Bettis: The Bus
A tiny flaw? Dwight Gooden: Doc, Dr. K
movement)
Lindsey Graham Cracker has died his hair blonde to match his
runs)
The American M-1 semi-automatic rifle was called "the gun that won the war"
Bill "Ding Dong" Bell
Ferdinand Magellan optimistically named the new ocean Mar Pacífico
star's last name: cunning-ham
Jordan Bone and Jordan Bowden: Pair Jordan (pun on Air Jordan)
Melania Trump: Muse
Blitz the Boston terrier leads a "Terrier Walk" parade before every Wofford
Happy Iott: Happy Jack, Biddo
Perfect
Mothra
Maine: The Pine Tree State
Machado, El Ministro de la Defensa
in 12 AD. Ray Mancini: Boom-Boom
FDR (Franklin D. Roosevelt)
the "Ice Bowl."
RuPaul
It's endlessly odd when an ass kisser like Mo Brooks implores other people to be
His Fraudulency, Rutherfraud, President De Facto, The Usurper, Old 8
their popularity: Dixie, Johnny Reb, Stonewall Jackson, Unconditional Surrender
Coco (Chanel)
Stan Musial: The Man, Stan the Man, Stan the Man Unusual
Dunn in 1914, some players took to calling the 19-year-old "Jack's newest Babe." Lou Boudreau: Old Shufflefoot, Handsome Lou, The Good Kid
Michel de Nostredame: Nostradamus
Sweetheart (The Sunday Times)
a la Reggie Jackson's "Mr. October")
Huey, Dewey and Louie
and Frank was known to quote Shakespeare while Jesse preferred to quote the
1300. Paris of the West, San Fran, SF
James "Cicero" Murphy (the Jackie Robinson of pool, he was the first African
But Douglas Corrigan went him one better (or worse) when in 1938 he accidentally
Caligula: Little Boot
ordered rubber bullets, flash grenades and tear gas to be fired at peaceful
Robert Brazile: Dr. Doom (the Hall-of-Fame linebacker was "both tracker and
Paul "Bear" Bryant
document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));
Mordecai Brown: Three Fingers Brown (he lost two fingers in a farm machinery
many to a new device called the guillotine. Rome Burning in Man Form (John Oliver), The American Nero, The MESSiah (Michael
Goddess of Pop
later shortened to "bra." Missouri: The Show Me State
Dr. Samuel Johnson: Ursa Major, The Great Moralist, The Leviathan of Literature,
religious cult that worshipped the goddess of death and destruction and killed
Greg Minton: Moonie, Moonman
Orel Hershiser: Bulldog
cigarette smoke at poker tables)
conceived him?) Sir Swivel Hips [see "Musicians and Singers"]
"
Awesome Bill from Dawsonville (Bill Elliott)
New Jersey: The Garden State
R. Burch, either specifically
season in the majors, and his record was 7-7. Stuart Pearce: Psycho
Terrible Ted Cruz let Trump insult his wife and defame his father, then came
Dylan Thomas
America's Team (Dallas Cowboys)
valets and "atomizer" (perfume dispenser/disinfectant). The Houdini of the White House, That Man (Franklin Delano Roosevelt)
Sgt. A straight flush is a winning hand. Edgar Cayce: The Sleeping Prophet
Loren Roberts: Boss of the Moss
The Stuffed Prophet, Old Veto,
The Angels scored 7 runs in
land, trip wire. During the invasion of Italy in 1943 the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Sean Hannity
Rose Dunn: The Rose of the Cimarron
Chris Hogan: Mr. Bible and never used foul language. Tragically, he lost his wife and daughter in a car crash in 1972 and
Cindy Hyde-Smith nicknames: Mrs. Hyde, Little Miss Insurrectionist, Little Miss
Carlos Gonzalez: CarGo
The Cruz Controller (Michael R. Burch), Terrible Ted Cruz, Treasonous Ted, Lyin'
Mike Pence: Mr. Mum, The Vice Covidiot, The
Charles Augustus Nichols: Kid Nichols
Denton True Young: Cy Young (because his fastball was like a cyclone!) Stephen Miller: Young Gargamel (Stephen Colbert), Sméagol,
Manny Machado: Mannywood, Macho Man, The Baby-Faced Assassin (Adam Jones), M&M, Hakuna
Goldust is a nickname inspired by the Gold Dust Trio
** Harvey Logan: Kid Curry
Ron LeFlore: Twinkle Toes Boscoe
James "Cool Papa" Bell (he was cool under pressure)
The Great Cham of Literature ("cham"="khan"="ruler")
Sweden: Blagult (The Blue and Yellows)
Kevin Quackenbush: Quack
Potato Head, The Merchant of Venom (Dean Martin),
Beyoncé
Isaiah Thomas: Zeke
Genghis Khan (his name was Temüjin; Genghis Khan means something like "Oceanic
run)
"Mean" Joe Greene lived up to his nickname, but his real name was
Face, Remorseless
*Squally Canada
The Rat Pack (Frank Sinatra & Co.) and the Brat Pack (Robert Downey Jr. & Co.)
up fresh beating hearts to Quetzalcoatl." Ric Flair was also called "Slick Ric" and "The Dirtiest Player in the Game"
Predators games for good luck)
He was called the "Marble
"Dandy" Don Meredith: Mr. Adrian "Cap" Anson: Captain, Cap, Ada, Anse, Hoss, The Swede, Baby, The
suffer a decisive loss until the end of his career. Montana: The Treasure State
Sandy Koufax: The Left Hand of God
"Grey Ghost."
Tolstoy
Anthony Rendon: Ant, Tony Two-Bags
for a fatal flaw that goes back the ancient Greeks and the battle of Troy. Lewis Carroll
"The Wizard of Oz" Smith, David "Skywalker" Thompson, Marvin "The Human Eraser"
Dempsey was the Manassa Mauler; Babe Ruth was the Sultan of Swat, Doc Thor, and
praise-filled letters to Rice, hoping to get noticed. Tucker Carlson
MOB.
Bill Clinton: Eagle
The GOAT, Alien Pegasus
Brian Boyle: The Human Eclipse
John "I Am Not a" Kruk
Grigori
Mick Mulvaney Nicknames,
Conway: Wrongway Conway (Michael R. Burch), Miss Misinformation, The Spin
Unusual team nicknames: Virginia Cavaliers (also Wahoos, Hoos and Cavs), Texas
"Happy" Rockefeller (she was a happy baby, according to her nurse)
Robert E. Lee was called "Granny" because he was considered by some
Walter Payton: Sweetness
Judge Roy More: Sludge Roy Moore, The Ten Commandments Judge (Sarah Palin)
Bill Laimbeer: The Prince of Darkness, Darth Vader, The Black Hat, Street Thug,
Corpus Christie, Big Boy (George W. Bush), Enormes Pantalones, The Love Gov
"Mr. Sunshine" Ernie Banks (for his sunny disposition)
Jack the Ripper (identity unknown)
Peter, Paul and Mary
Corleone, Sonny-Boy
Stu Ungar: Stuey, The Kid
decisively won disputed matches against Jose Luis Ramirez, "Son of the Legend"
World War II known as the "Black Devils" because they smeared their faces with
Ginger Werewolf, Raking Redhead, Heavy Metal Amish Leprechaun
"gallant" and a "demon in battle." Percy Bysshe Shelley: Poet of Poets, Mad Shelley, The Atheist, Ariel (by his
North Carolina: The Tar Heel State
At age 85 she broke three ribs and had part of her lung removed
Dominique Wilkins: The Human Highlight Reel (because of his spectacular moves
Warmth, Mr. William F. Cody: Buffalo Bill Cody
tuba playing, and had to be retired after biting the same UT tuba player in
aka the
Trump Shutdown Nicknames: Cave Man, The Wallflower, The Wall Nut, Blarney Rubble
Bobby Baldwin: The Owl
Kobe Bryant: The Black Mamba, Employee #8, KB8, KB-24, Mr. 81, Kobe Wan Kenobe,
Snail (Cone Snail), Portuguese Man O' War, Box Jellyfish,
Senegal: Les Lions de la Teranga (The Lions of Teranga)
The Mitey Smites (Michael R. Burch)
Mark Selby: The Torturer, The Punisher, The Leicester Jester, Mark the Shark,
Maxim Petrov: Doctor Death
"I feel like we have an angel looking down on us." Larry Nance: The High Ayatolla of Slamola
Casey Hampton: The Big Snack (he weighed up to 400 pounds)
Lamonte Turner: La Monte Carlo (because he's a high stakes shooter)
Tom Seaver: Tom Terrific, The Franchise
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan aka "The Weasel"
Mack Neal Babitt:
Free (basketball)
Johnny Depp: Johnny Debt
Kublai Khan: the Great Khan, The Great Cham, Setsen Khan (the "Wise
Jordan, Flo-Jo (Florence Griffith Joyner), The Left Hand of God (Sandy Koufax),
Since Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy was filmed wearing an OAN
Fielding Yost (a football coach who fielded winning teams)
Taylor Greene nicknames: Mad Marge, Klan Mom (Jimmy Kimmel), The
After all, one must keep up with the
(Gandhi himself), Little Man (ditto), Upper House (ditto), The Father of India
men including a 14-year-old), Talking Boy (Geronimo)
Donald Trump: Man-Baby (Jon Stewart), Terroristic Man-Toddler (Charles M. Blow), 70-Year-Old Toddler (Samantha Bee), Widdle Donnie Whinydiaper, Little Donnie Diaperpants,
John Gotti: Dapper Don, Teflon Don
John Mitchell: The Big Enchilada (John Ehrlichman)
Al Pacino: Sonny, Weird Al Pacion
Earl Campbell: The Tyler Rose, Earl the Pearl
Slingin' Sammy Baugh (he was one of the first great throwing quarterbacks)
Vincent "The Chin" Gigante; also "The Oddfather" because he wandered around in a
The Bronze Age (approximately 3,000-1,200 BC)
Great Plays, Games and Events that Acquired Nicknames
Other colorful teammate nicknames included Dazzy Vance and Ducky Medwick. During his presidential campaign,
For specific names of live or costumed mascots, see List of U.S. college mascots. George Gervin: The Iceman
Handsome Frank (Franklin Pierce)
Darrell Royal (football royalty in Texas)
), The Minnesota Wild (wild what? Pete LaCock
Paul George: PG, PG13, King George, Playoff P
Donald Trump Jr.:
The Ancient One (Abraham Lincoln)
Stephon Gilmore: The Silent Assassin, Smurf 4
Jimmy Butler: Jimmy G. Buckets
George Best: The Fifth Beatle, El Beatle, Bestie, Georgie, Geordie, The Belfast
Wyatt Earp said of Doc Holliday, "He was the most
Rick Scott nicknames: pRick Scott, Senator Skeletor, Governor Gollum, Voldemort,
Cristiano Ronaldo: Crybaby (because as a boy he would cry when his teammates
Q: What do you call it when a Man-Baby takes over the American government? Greg Minton: Moonie, Moonman (he sunbathed in the nude and ended up with more
NASA took over the naming for Apollo 11
Donald has inspired a YUGE collection of nicknames, some of them
Nevada: The Silver State
Bill Lee: Spaceman
Slash
you're going to beat this guy. John McCain: McNasty
Sisleide Lima do Amor: Sissi
Kansas City Chiefs nicknames:
Sobriquets, Famous Nicknames of Groups and Organizations, Poetic Nicknames/Rhyming Nicknames/Alliterative Nicknames, The Best Nicknames, Collectively Speaking, Nicknames for Mascots and Strange Animal Rites and
Lush
He was awarded the nickname The Ryan
senators worked feverishly (pardon the pun) to deprive still-living Americans of
(8) Joan Sutherland: La Stupenda ("The Stupendous One" or "The Stunning One")
Pablo Escobar: Don Pablo, El Doctor, El Patron, El Senor
Phil Mickelson: Lefty, Hefty, Phil the Thrill, FIGJAM (short for "F*** I'm Good, Just Ask
Johnny Sain: The Man of a Thousand Curves (because his curveball had such
"thug" is a Hindi word meaning cheat or swindler. Lex Luger: The Narcissist, The Total Package
Charles "Bullet Joe" Rogan
Dave Casper's TD catch in the second overtime of a 1977 AFC playoff game was
sticks out of his helmet. The Iron Age (approximately 1,200-500 BC)
Herman Gustav Rohde Jr. aka "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers was another "early
Dwayne Johnson: The Rock
Brook Lopez: Splash Mountain, Bropez
was first used in 1814.
Christine Evert: Chris, Chrissy, Chrissy America, America's Sweetheart, The Ice
The Space Age (1957-present)
Heaven-Born Genius (S. T. Coleridge),
Yasiel Puig: The Wild Horse (coined by Vin Scully to describe Puig's reckless baserunning)
Cristiano Ronaldo: Crybaby (because as a boy he would cry when teammates
spouted this nickname to her face! Heavy Metal
The "locomotive" or "location mover" was a very important invention; the term
Weird Baseball Facts and Trivia,
Scotty Nguyen: The Train, The Prince of Poker
Marilyn Monroe (although she started out as Norma Jean Baker)
Iraqi soldiers who survived the first combat deployment of the Multiple Launch
During World War II (1939-1945), "Rosie the Riveter" became an iconic image of the American
Tin Lizzie, the Leaping Lena and the Flivver. Bucharest: Little Paris
Betsy DeVos aka
He was a man of the common people. Michigan State Spartans, Northern Kentucky Norse
Lindsey Vonn Loves and Hookups The Real People And Fictional Characters That Inspired The Joker's Evolution Fictional Characters Named Chris Joseph Smith's "Magic" Glasses and Other Bizarre Objects from Mormonism Logan Paul Loves And Hookups Slang You Would Need To Survive Among The Gangs Of New York City Top 10 Current Queries in Songs: kevin costner girlfriend 2019 …
Ron Cey: The Penguin
Virgil
Lightyear of Toy Story fame
Dunces. Donald Trump: Nostradumbass
seems to have been saying it would never be found
Blake Griffin: The Griffin, High Griffinition, Blake Superior, Carrot Hops, The
Shawn Bradley: The Enormous Mormon
William Perry: The Refrigerator, The Fridge
poet/writer C. S. Lewis. Some of the More Charitable and Chivalrous Types
Dream Team (the 1992 US Olympic basketball team with Michael Jordan, Magic
*William Brocius: Curly Bill Brocius, Arizona's Most Famous Outlaw (he was killed
Joe Frazier: Smokin' Joe, The Gorilla (Muhammad Ali)
Imelda Marcos: The Steel Butterfly
Pittsburg: Steel City, Iron City, The 'Burgh, Blitzburgh
** Robert Leroy Parker: Butch Cassidy (Butch because he worked as a
and reckless baserunning)
His
Jerome "Pooh" Richardson
Dorks (less intelligent nerds)
1991, the day Tyler Skaggs was born. [Q]
John the Baptist
Jordan Spieth: The Golden Child
Bad Boys (Detroit Pistons, circa 1980-1994 with Bill Laimbeer, Rick Mahorn,
"The Cape of Good Hope" aka "The Cape of Storms" was discovered in 1488 by
Carl Edwards (pitcher): The String Bean Slinger, The Slim Reaper
When added to a name, an appendage like "the Great" is called a cognomen. Steppenwolf were named after a novel by the German poet Hermann Hesse. Hamburger: No, hamburgers did not start out as ham sandwiches! The first king of England, Egbert, was called the Bretwalda or "Brit
Pindar: The Swan of Dirce, The Dircean Swan (by Horace)
(7) Doris Day: The Professional Virgin (because of
Ilse Koch: Beast of Buchenwald, Bitch of Buchenwald, Butcher Widow, Queen of
beat him in seven tries! Ramón Laureano: Noodles (due to a Ramen habit), Lazer Ramón (a pun on Razor
Portmanteaus
They always do." Ramsay Bolton (The Bastard of Bolton),
accident)
Rickie Fowler: Big Dick Rick
claiming they were his after hacking off three fingers to match his missing
(Terms related to names are described in English Names in the section Vocabulary.) Allie Long: La Gringa, Harry, Alza, AL, Loomie
Real Names that Suited Their Owners
Nearly 20,000 people were called "enemies of the people" and lost their lives,
The Creature from the Black Lagoon
glove!) Jim Gentile: Diamond Jim
Eight, Final Four, Terrific Two
North Korea: The Hermit Kingdom
ever played. Sam "The Jet" Jethroe
(Michael R. Burch)
uniform; he would slide headfirst to avoid breaking it!) Tomorrow. The so-called "Lost Generation" came of age during World War I and the "Roaring
Mr. Met
primitive spell checker)
Minister of Defense" White, "Hacksaw" Jack Reynolds, Doug "The Destroyer" Atkins
Marvin Runyon: Carvin' Marvin (for slashing jobs at the Post Office)
The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, an American minor league baseball team
Sixpence None The Richer took their name from a passage by the English
Viscount Goderich: The Blubberer
Oklahoma: The Sooner State
Racist Grandpa (Eminem), Creep Throat (Seth
still go airborne; in his last international appearance he collided with the
Did
members of the Wild Bunch, but had his own gang. Bismarck: Man of Iron, The Iron Chancellor
"https://ssl." champion and a freakish athlete for his day. saw." Efren Reyes: The Magician, Bata (the Kid)
Tommy Lawrence: The Flying Pig (because he was heavy for a goalie but could
Washington Nationals)
Mickey Mantle The Mick, Muscles, the Commerce Comet, The Switcher
Bill Dickey: The Man Nobody Knows (because he was a great player, but bland)
Usher: Mr. Entertainment
Baseball Hall of Fame: The Best Candidates,
Michael Oher: Blind Side
Mark Esper: Troop, The Battle Space Bimbo, Secretary of Nonsense
Pernell Whitaker: Sweet Pea
Elvis Presley: The King, The King of Rock 'n' Roll, Elvis The Pelvis, Sir
England Mystic, Dolly, Daisy and The Queen Recluse (Samuel Bowles), The Recluse
"Turkey" Stearnes (he flapped his arms when he ran)
Alexander I: The Fierce
Babe Ruth's "Called Shot" may be the most famous "prediction" in the history of
because they didn't know each other before the mission
Tricky Dick, Richard the Chicken-Hearted, Gloomy Gus, Iron Butt, The Mad Monk,
Enya
[D]
Famous Firsts,
"simplicity of life and purity of purpose" with love as the "law of life" and
Jack "Hacksaw" Reynolds
Enos Slaughter: Country
Mike Hargrove: The Human Rain Delay (due to his time-consuming batting rituals)
(his boyhood nickname)
Mark Cavendish: Cav, The Manx Missile, The Manxman
Phillip Dorsett: Simba, Smurf 7
with nicknames? probably jesting, but nevertheless true)
George W. Bush: Tumbler (also ironic)
Democritus (460-370 BC) was called the "Laughing Philosopher." Peter the Great
game as a girl)
Fletcher Magee: Stretcher (he either stretches defenses with his threes, or sends fans
Tom Brady almost became the goat (lower case) but remains the GOAT (all caps)
Cincinnati: Porkopolis, Queen City of the West
Aristotle became a tutor to Alexander III of Macedon (356-323
"Fat Girl"
William Perry and Michael Dean Perry were brothers, with matching nicknames
Cristiano Ronaldo: CR7, Rocket Ronaldo, El
A: Coup d'Tot. worshiped as a living god! coonhound who serves as the mascot for the University of Tennessee Volunteers. George Sisler: Gorgeous George
skills)
Egbert was a Saxon who united the kingdoms of Wessex, Kent, Mercia
"Laughing Bandit"
Ken Giles: 100 Miles Giles (due to his high-velocity fastball)
Diana
Machado, El Ministro de la Defensa
Thus we will see English nicknames becoming more entertaining ....
Jim Thorpe: Bright Path (his Native American name), The Greatest Athlete in the
Was it because Agnello was married to John Gotti's
Burleigh Grimes: Ol' Stubblebeard
Fidelo, Castro's Revenge, Cohiba, Ted Schmooze, Ted "the Ooze" Cruz (Michael R.
best pool player ever to pick up a cue!) World War II and The Holocaust (1939-1945 AD)
contest)
Ferenc Puskas: The Galloping Major, Öcsi (Buddy, or "beloved younger
Leroy Robert Paige: Satchel Paige
Edinburgh: Auld Reekie
brother, hence the "pocket")
somewhat aloof)
His favorite movie scene was a decapitated head
Windy City, etc. Becky Sauerbrunn: Broon, Reba
"Diamond" Jim Brady was a business mogul with an impressive jewelry collection
The Golden State Warriors entered "Death Star Mode" when they activated a fifth
Republican Senator Ron Johnson exploded: "This is your fault,
Antarctica: The South Pole, The Great South Land, The White Continent, The
Comics, Comedians and Impressionists
Umberto Valenti: The Ghost (a gunman suspected in 20 murders, he may have been
Rush Limbaugh: The Master Baiter
Julian the Apostate (the last non-Christian Roman emperor, he restored
Dave Casper: Ghost, Space Ghost (puns on "Casper the Friendly Ghost")
Charles Bolles: Black Bart the Poet (a "gentleman bandit," he left poetic notes
Don Zimmer: Popeye (because of his bulging biceps)
Famous Super Couples,
Danica Patrick: Honey Badger, Old Man (crew chief Tony Gibson), Babe (ditto),
Dick Passwater
Edmund Ironside didn't quite live up to his sobriquet. Collectively Speaking Nicknames
of Tennessee's first black baseball player.
Nick: the Devil (Old Nick) and Santa Claus (Old St. Nick) ... also Santa sounds
Thomas Dumoulin: The Butterfly of Maastricht, The Dominator, Doomoulin Rogue
"Tommy Gun" is the most common nickname of the Thompson submachine gun; it is also
Entrepreneur ("The Contractor General"), General Undertaker, The Corsican
Allen
Steve Scalise nicknames: My Steve (Donald Trump), Malaise Scalise
nicknamed "Soapy Sam." Pete Sampras: Pistol Pete
Willie Pep: Will o the Wisp (an unusual nickname for a boxer)
eater (infantryman), civvies, Jap, jeep, pineapple (hand grenade), that's all
Statesmen, Politicians and Pundits (see also Royals, Presidents)
Matt Gaetz nicknames: The Sunshine State Seditionist, The Treason Caucuser,
Hulk, Hogan Squared
Charlemagne: The Sleeping King
Grumors: "Grumors" are rumors that your underperforming football coach will soon
Cersei Lannister: The Lioness, The Mad Queen
Willie Pep: Will o the Wisp
Yeti, The Abominable Snowman
protesters have darker skin. Brown (AB, Mr. Big Chest)
"All summer long, Rudy Giuliani has acted as if he's in a contest with Donald
Grantland Rice coined a number of enduring nicknames: Red Grange was the Galloping Ghost; Jack
), The Horse
NBA playoffs. on "oreo")
Jaws
Roberto Duran: Manos de Piedra ("Hands of Stone"), No Mas
World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Nicknames
Lauren Boebert nicknames: Little Miss QAnon, The Gun Nut, The Rifle Republican,
Rod Laver: The Rocket, Firebird (Bud Collins)
Bunny, Squirrel, Smurf 1
Karl-Anthony Towns: Special K, Big KAT
Jose Altuve: Tuve, El Gigante (Altuve's a giant with a bat in his hands, despite
Mad Tom
Rahm Emanuel: Rhambo
Johannes Peter Wagner: Honus, Hans, The Flying Dutchman, Honus the Hittite (by
Francois Duvalier: Papa Doc
Sappho
Dante
Harold Worst: The Best (in one of the great ironies, Worst may have been the
Dominique Wilkins: The Human Highlight Reel (because of his spectacular moves
victories in his first four games as a starter
Chris "Jesus" Ferguson (as famous for his long flowing hair and Christ-like
pressure on Congress. Millions of Americans mobilized
The Evolution of Nicknames: How One Nickname Leads to
Josh Rosen: Chosen Rosen, J-Chosen
Sir Nick (after his game and manners improved)
William "Bigfoot" Wallace fought for Texan independence, then became a Texas
then became the "King of the Frontier Con Men"
Mike Pompeo Nicknames,
appearance as his poker skills)
Poets and Playwrights
Scott "Supercalifragilisticexpiali" Brosius
Humboldt Squid, Hooded Seal, Grizzly, Polar Bear,
Ryan Riess: Riess the Beast
Canada: The Great White North, Canuks
"toned down" in later appearances. Asia: The East, The Orient
Yan Gomes: Gomer
Marshalltown Infant, Old Man Anson, Pop, Papa, Pappy, Uncle, Unk
Stonehenge
Ralph Wanderone: Minnesota Fats (in the ultimate con, he
The Red Baron (WWI ace Baron Manfred von Richthofen)
Because he played as a grizzled veteran, he was eventually called "Old Man
Preacher, The Mummy (Muhammad Ali)
Laura Ingraham: Ingrasham
Nicknames for Lindsey