# Goofy nicknames for your friends **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 7, 2003, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goofy-nicknames-for-your-friends/193592 "2003-08-07T15:10:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Petrichor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e19adc/32.png) [@Petrichor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petrichor)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goofy-nicknames-for-your-friends/193592/21 "2003-08-07T22:34:34Z")
Here’s just a few of the nicknames at work: Gator Sparky The Rotten Tooth Bastard (For obvious reasons) Sasquatch (Yes, he’s that hairy) Tapeworm Gordo Eeyore (He talks just like his namesake) Leather Thong (Don’t ask) and mine Keys ( I have a bad habit of locking myself out of and into things.) ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goofy-nicknames-for-your-friends/193592/22 "2003-08-07T22:51:31Z")
My circle of friends from college, we had, Mr Korziwhatsits - because he has a Polish surname, which people find difficult to pronounce (I don’t, but then I suppose I’ll be using it myself soon :D) We had two Jonathons, one was slightly taller than the other, so they became Big Jon (or Big or BJ!) and Ickle Jon (or simple Ickle) Oh, and then there was Big Bad Jon, because he was built like a brick outhouse. That’s it I think. ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goofy-nicknames-for-your-friends/193592/23 "2003-08-07T22:53:06Z")
When I was in high school and in the Ski Club, the rest of the club first saw me ski with all my gear I had on, and being 6’3" and 240lb. at the time (I’m 290 now) one kid told another, “He looks like a Yeti trudging through the Himalayas!” It obviously stuck…they even crowned me… ---
**Author:** ![summerbreeze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@summerbreeze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/summerbreeze)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goofy-nicknames-for-your-friends/193592/24 "2003-08-08T00:45:02Z")
We have an Eeyore at work, too. I tell people my nickname is The Hammer, but nobody uses it. ---
**Author:** ![Avalonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@Avalonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avalonian)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goofy-nicknames-for-your-friends/193592/25 "2003-08-08T00:48:14Z")
My best friend in high school was called “Nay Nay” by all her friends. Her real name was Renee. Also in high school, my hair earned the nickname of Quincy from my friends, because it seemed to have a life of its own. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goofy-nicknames-for-your-friends/193592/26 "2003-08-08T02:28:26Z")
At work we have: Imposter Drew Spum T- Money Toastmaster Butters Pack O’ Smokes Vixen there are two pete’s that work there so one’s called re-pete Bondo Mini Me ---
**Author:** ![lindarielle13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@lindarielle13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindarielle13)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goofy-nicknames-for-your-friends/193592/27 "2003-08-08T03:01:59Z")
My group from high school: Sista Hazel (me) Sista Sledge (aka Doofus) Two-Tone G-man Big J Sweem Stalker Wolverine D-feets Twinkle Toes ---
**Author:** ![aaaaaarrgg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@aaaaaarrgg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaaaaarrgg)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goofy-nicknames-for-your-friends/193592/28 "2003-08-08T03:28:43Z")
ok. firstly, i have a few nicknames of my own. alison (not even close to my real name), had, bob (not my name), julie (again, not my name), chichi, giacomina, nimbus. my high school was/is full of nicknames. most people had some alias by their junior year quigley polly wolly chicken a bishnu, babe, lummox dooley mark wallace, quales duendelis, jimmy lunatic, looney, nut job, crazy, squilo princess (wimpy) bis, spunky dawgs, diggity, digga dan the man manser manley, man nugget, chester molester commander, boltonic lil v, blondie, tino slimmy, izzy mondsie diddy, fi dids, pi pie diddyo snuff big time, doc b man bone zelda starfox, nelly zinzendorf b-rob bozo, bozie squiggles chaku, lekos schmeghan, maximus kathry doeep, kelly dope duckboy pinkpants hodge, mumtaz boatman, huppity suave contessa kit kat mccackle, doog sneezy j-flo, j-flizzy fmj teen, albert stoner, stone-man and thats all i can think of at the moment. but there were more… ---
**Author:** ![Vastard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Vastard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vastard)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goofy-nicknames-for-your-friends/193592/29 "2003-08-08T04:13:59Z")
I am known to my friends as Vastard, Scource, Pisswater, PMAT, and Dr. Imagin-O. Another friend is known as The Klepto. Another is the Leper. Another varies between Nickzilla and Nickson Hippy Hunter. Another is Rambot. My personal favorite has to be my cute little Burmese friend, who is known to all as Big Pimpin’ Ed. ---
**Author:** ![Crimson\_Hunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aca169/32.png) [@Crimson\_Hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crimson_Hunter)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goofy-nicknames-for-your-friends/193592/30 "2003-08-08T04:15:21Z")
Hmm… Does “Hey you, shut up” count? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![verbigerate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a5b964/32.png) [@verbigerate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/verbigerate)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goofy-nicknames-for-your-friends/193592/31 "2003-08-08T06:10:16Z")
I know a guy named Phil from my old high school who used to be called “Phil-atio” (Felatio) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![non-native](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bc8723/32.png) [@non-native](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/non-native)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goofy-nicknames-for-your-friends/193592/32 "2003-08-08T08:12:07Z")
There’s **Cheesecake** , which I don’t know the origins of but he claims it’s cuz the ladies love him. There’s **Pubes** because his hair had the texture of pubic hair. I happen to be **Han Solo** , since my first name is Han. I also met **Chewbaca** , but didn’t get along with him, sadly. There was **Shatzi** , real name Atze **Reefie** , real name Rishi who gained the nickname by being high all the time. **Mini-Me** for bearing an incredible resemblance to his brother, but shorter. ---
**Author:** ![non-native](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bc8723/32.png) [@non-native](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/non-native)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goofy-nicknames-for-your-friends/193592/33 "2003-08-08T08:19:58Z")
There’s **Cheesecake** , which I don’t know the origins of but he claims it’s cuz the ladies love him. There’s **Pubes** because his hair had the texture of pubic hair. I happen to be **Han Solo** , since my first name is Han. I also met **Chewbaca** , but didn’t get along with him, sadly. There was **Shatzi** , real name Atze **Reefie** , real name Rishi who gained the nickname by being high all the time. **Mini-Me** for bearing an incredible resemblance to his brother, but shorter. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goofy-nicknames-for-your-friends/193592/34 "2003-08-08T16:25:38Z")
Several years ago I worked with a guy named Ed that turned out to be a real asshole. T’wasnt long before we began referring to him as Special Ed. ---
**Author:** ![Kickback\_Joe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cdc98d/32.png) [@Kickback\_Joe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kickback_Joe)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goofy-nicknames-for-your-friends/193592/35 "2003-08-08T16:40:39Z")
Ed-wierdo Real name Ed and he is weird G, Glo Real name Gloria G-Dog Real name Gloria spunky ---
**Author:** ![Kickback\_Joe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cdc98d/32.png) [@Kickback\_Joe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kickback_Joe)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goofy-nicknames-for-your-friends/193592/36 "2003-08-08T16:40:39Z")
Ed-wierdo Real name Ed and he is weird G, Glo Real name Gloria G-Dog Real name Gloria spunky ---
**Author:** ![Kickback\_Joe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cdc98d/32.png) [@Kickback\_Joe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kickback_Joe)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goofy-nicknames-for-your-friends/193592/37 "2003-08-08T16:43:33Z")
Stupid - Mine for the double post:smack: :wally ---
**Author:** ![moejuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@moejuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejuck)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goofy-nicknames-for-your-friends/193592/38 "2003-08-08T17:34:03Z")
Girth The Dirty Mexican Muffin Man Nitro MilkMan (great story behind this one, but it’s just too long) Joel the Hole The AssMan Kokomo Russhole Unfortunately for me, most of my friends call me schmuck. ---
**Author:** ![Caffeine.addict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@Caffeine.addict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caffeine.addict)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goofy-nicknames-for-your-friends/193592/39 "2003-08-08T17:54:15Z")
The Human Keg- named for being a heavy drinker. Dough-boy- He kind of resembled the pillsbury dough boy. Kojak- self explanatory Pop’n Fresh- Friend of Doughboy, they kind of looked alike, actually. There was a fellow I knew in school called Goatboy- I never found out why, and I never wanted to either. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goofy-nicknames-for-your-friends/193592/40 "2003-08-08T18:16:32Z")
Well, I actually am known as bouv to all my friends. I was bouv in high school, and bouv in college. I don’t know why, but for some reason everyone just says it fits. I was also little bouv for a while in HS when my brother was there…he was big bouv. The nicknames of my friends: Digger- He dug in the sand as a kid Sparky- I don’t know why Obi-Wan- His last name was AUbe, pronounced O B Coop- Last name was cooper Noah- His initials were ARK Dirty Bird- Because he IS a dirty bird ShoeShine- Just 'cause Stoffer- Because he hates fascists Daytrader- Cause he does .net- He has a website that is www.\.net Frazzle the Giant Space Bucket- don’t ask Saudi- He’s from Saudi Arabia Jewman- He’s Jewish Hat Chris- He wears hats Silent Chris- He is silent Boarder Chris- He boarded at our house Memory Jones (MJ for short)- I don’t know how that came about Drunk Jason- Take a wild guess why (also sometimes called Fire Dick because he ran naked (while drunk) around a bonfire) Shoe (sometimes Shoe Dan) - Needed a reason to differentiate him from the other Dan Lefty- The other Dan (he wasn’t left-handed at all) DEHJ- Simply his initials Yaworm- Yaworm is his college email ID Big Stinky Pete- He’s tall…not really that stinky, but it’s fun to call him stinky Gelnnberry/Glennjamin/Glenn-a-roo- He’s Glenn, so we modified Glenn Scoot McGoot- He’s Scott, so we added an o, got rid of the t, and added a McGoot so it would rhyme Sambo - His last name is Sandbo, but with his accent, it always sounded like he said sambo. FM- Short for Fuck Monkey Tangy- His college email ID is TangE [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goofy-nicknames-for-your-friends/193592.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goofy-nicknames-for-your-friends/193592.md?page=3)