If the nickname is funny and spot on, it sticks and you will never be able to get rid of it. @NoContextBrits Twitter account asked one simple question: “What’s the best nickname you’ve ever heard?” The thread instantly went viral collecting a real treasure trove of human wit. Scroll down to see the best answers!
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When I was at school the school secretary put on so much perfume that she left a trail of it wherever she went. So we nicknamed her Comet.
I used to work with someone that we nicknamed Sadim – Midas in reverse – because everything he touched turned to shit.
You looking in a mirror.
Doesn’t make sense. Try again.
Interesting choice of mentioning nicknames for short men , but not for fat women.
Knew a fat woman we called Princess. She thought it was because of a shirt she used to wear that said “Princess” on it but it was because she was the size of the Pacific Princess (the cruise ship from Love Boat).