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What’s in a Nickname?
15Mar2008 Filed under: Deep Thoughts Author: DarinWhat do Derf, Dar-head, Dar-hang, Big-D, and Bebe all have in common? They are all nicknames for yours truly. When Liz disapproves of something I have done, she calls me “Señor-[fill-in-the-blank]“. For example, if I leave my work pants on the floor rather than putting them away she would call me Señor-pants-on-the-floor. The Señor nickname is a signal that she is not happy.
Liz has been known as Riz, Rizzo, Libidis, Lizbo (have to be careful with that one), lizard and several others.
Do any of you have nicknames?
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Mrs. M
March 15th, 2008 at 2101
I’m Mrs. Moo. My husband is Mr. Moo. Both of those can be shortened to plain “moo”. Once in a while, either one of us can be “moinkoo”.
alice
March 15th, 2008 at 2251
People have tried giving me a nickname but none have stuck. Some guys who were super tall used to call me “Big-Al” and I have another friend who’d call me “A-lice” that’s about it. I call Jared “lovey” but I guess I’m the person who nickname’s aren’t my thing.
Liz
March 17th, 2008 at 1442
Mom reminded me last night of a nickname my 6th grade teacher, Mr. Page, gave me. He was taking roll the first day of class and started chuckling as he asked something like, “Anybody ever call you Lizard?” I was painfully shy and completely mortified. The name stuck immediately, but I wuickly grew to like it and signed my schoolwork “Lizard” all through high school. At BYU I was back to being Liz again. I keep forgetting about the Lizard years.
Dan
April 3rd, 2008 at 1252
I called my little sister “Snots” growing up, because she always seemed to have a runny nose. It has stuck to this day. And she STILL hates it!