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Help me name a fictional character -- need nicknames for a college-aged man in the 1950s. Buzz, Scooter, Butch, Jughead, etc... [more inside]
posted by Cool Papa Bell
on Oct 5, 2009 -
42 answers
Grandmother filter: What do your grandchildren call you? [more inside]
posted by pamspanda
on Jun 7, 2009 -
102 answers
What made-up names does your very young child call favorite movies, books, games, or television shows? [more inside]
posted by Mo Nickels
on Jun 6, 2009 -
33 answers
Children nicknamed "mommy" or "papa". What's the deal? [more inside]
posted by Sublimity
on May 19, 2008 -
22 answers
How common is the title "Bumpy" for a grandfather? Like "Grampa Joe" or "Peepaw Frank"... do you say/understand the usage "Bumpy Jackson" for a grandfather? If so, where did you grow up? [more inside]
posted by 23skidoo
on May 14, 2008 -
37 answers
What nicknames are there for the gallows? [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal
on Jan 19, 2008 -
22 answers
My odd to pronounce/gender-unusual name gives me lots of problems. How can I diplomatically solve all of them? [more inside]
posted by olinerd
on Oct 15, 2007 -
46 answers
I'm looking for examples of nicknames given to people by family/friends who mangled the pronunciation of a given name. [more inside]
posted by Lucinda
on Sep 11, 2007 -
110 answers
Not About Cookies: What the opposite of an "oreo"? [more inside]
posted by chudmonkey
on Aug 16, 2007 -
48 answers
If I'm his old lady, does that make him my old man? [more inside]
posted by christinetheslp
on Oct 24, 2006 -
50 answers
I'm in search of more classic chummy/fatherly nicknames (sport, champ) to throw about with my S.O., what've you got? [more inside]
posted by dorothy humbird
on Oct 12, 2006 -
115 answers
I find myself often having to look up several lists of names in a database. I would like to automate the process, but the problem is I'm usually given a nickname or variant on a person's full name (i.e. I'm given "Jim" and the name is "James" in the database). [more inside]
posted by zixyer
on Sep 28, 2006 -
5 answers
Help me find an annoying player name for a point-and-shoot computer game. [more inside]
posted by jeremias
on Sep 15, 2006 -
67 answers
I seek examples of unusual or funny nicknames people in your places of employment have given other people, and how they came to be. [more inside]
posted by gnomeloaf
on Jun 7, 2005 -
37 answers
Inspired by this thread, in which someone confessed to using the same pet name for her dog and boyfriend, I simply must know: What sick-making nicknames do y'all call your spouses, partners and kids?
posted by naomi
on Jan 8, 2005 -
67 answers