# What would your "mob" nickname be? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 19, 2003, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-mob-nickname-be/219993 "2003-12-19T16:41:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-mob-nickname-be/219993/1 "2003-12-19T16:41:54Z")
We all know from watching TV and movies that mobsters have cool nicknames like “Sammy the Bull” or “Big Pussy” or “Umbrella Jake.” What would your mob nickname be and why? Mine is **"Joey Clipboard."** That would be because I have a scar on my forehead where I got hit with the metal part of a clipboard. ---
**Author:** ![VenusProbe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@VenusProbe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VenusProbe)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-mob-nickname-be/219993/2 "2003-12-19T16:50:23Z")
Venus “The Hawk” Probe. Cuz I spot the babes and swoop in for the kill 😉 ---
**Author:** ![sportshoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@sportshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sportshoe)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-mob-nickname-be/219993/3 "2003-12-19T16:52:30Z")
I would be **tripod jack** I will only demonstrate why to attractive women between 20 and 35. ---
**Author:** ![VenusProbe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@VenusProbe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VenusProbe)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-mob-nickname-be/219993/4 "2003-12-19T16:53:00Z")
Oh and just for laughs [Mob Name Genetator](http://pages.prodigy.net/mlemus/mobnamegenerator.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Matrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/34f0e0/32.png) [@Red\_Matrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Matrix)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-mob-nickname-be/219993/5 "2003-12-19T17:02:32Z")
Shouldn’t there be a formula for your mob name? I know that there’s one for rock stars. …something about first pet’s name and the street you grew up in. :eek: **[fdisk.com](http://fdisk.com)** ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-mob-nickname-be/219993/6 "2003-12-19T17:10:16Z")
Well, according to **VenusProbe’s** link, my name is “Twenty Eyes.” But truly, I’d just be known as Deadly Accurate (DA or Deadly for short). ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Norse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/big_norse/32/9954_2.png) [@Big\_Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Norse)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-mob-nickname-be/219993/7 "2003-12-19T17:12:21Z")
I think “Big Norse” would work nicely. (the underscore is hard to pronounce, so my mob buddies would leave it out) ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-mob-nickname-be/219993/8 "2003-12-19T17:18:40Z")
Bippy ‘Ne Mercy’ Beardless, checking in. Though after seeing the film, I’d settle for ‘The Limey’. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-mob-nickname-be/219993/9 "2003-12-19T17:24:39Z")
From what I have seen, you formulate your mob name by using some or all of the fallowing: 1. The diminutive form of your first name (Joey, Vinny, Sammy, Jackie, etc.) 2. the name of an animal or plant. These often come from the English translation of your family name (Pesci=fish, Volpe=fox, Cipolla=onion etc.) 3. A play on the way your name sounds like an English word. Even better if the wordplay is suggestive. “Big Pussy” is a prime example. 4. Some outstanding physical characteristic. 5. Use of a particular weapon to the point where it becomes a signature item . That’s where “Umbrella Jake” got his name. So, a few examples: John Cipolla becomes **Johnny Onion** , if he is overweight he may even be **Fat Johnny Onion**. Salvatore Mundi likes to use an icepick, so he becomes **Icepick Sally.** Louis Czepieatowski has a big nose, so he becomes **“Louey the Nose”**. William Pricanti, who is a large guy, can be either **"Billy the Prick** or **"Big Prick Billy"** Now you try it. ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-mob-nickname-be/219993/10 "2003-12-19T18:22:01Z")
Well, I am **Angua “The Heartbreaker”** according to the mob name generator linked to above. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![VenusProbe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@VenusProbe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VenusProbe)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-mob-nickname-be/219993/11 "2003-12-19T18:35:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Angua \* > \*\*Well, I am **Angua “The Heartbreaker”** according to the mob name generator linked to above. 😃 \*\* You already have mine, be gentle. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-mob-nickname-be/219993/12 "2003-12-19T18:39:23Z")
“Junior Mint”??? That name generator doesn’t know I’m a tall Nordic Princess, does it?! BLAH! And my SO’s nickname is: Gandhi Mangler O…K… Just ya call me “the Valkyrie” and I won’t have to smite ya. ---
**Author:** ![labmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f19dbf/32.png) [@labmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/labmonkey)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-mob-nickname-be/219993/13 "2003-12-19T18:42:00Z")
With Scumpup’s guidlines: Benny"the Barber" ;j ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-mob-nickname-be/219993/14 "2003-12-19T19:02:50Z")
I’d be Quaa-Lud 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DaToad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@DaToad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaToad)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-mob-nickname-be/219993/15 "2003-12-19T19:06:00Z")
There is a mobster (Gambino family and currently doing time) with the same family name as me, with a mob name that is comes from a product. Using that as my giudline I become “Paulie Popcorn” ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-mob-nickname-be/219993/16 "2003-12-19T19:08:00Z")
That “generator” is lame. It gives my nickname as “Two Fists.” If I were going to take a name that bragged about my pugilistic skills it would obviously be “ **Joey Pimpslap** ” ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-mob-nickname-be/219993/17 "2003-12-19T19:33:24Z")
**"Pretty Boy" pravnik** What can I say? I have delicate features. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-mob-nickname-be/219993/18 "2003-12-19T19:37:01Z")
Although I’m also partial to **Joey Bagodonuts** ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-mob-nickname-be/219993/19 "2003-12-19T19:56:31Z")
Mine would be **Davy the Bear**. Basic build and the tendency to scratch my back on trees. ---
**Author:** ![vibrotronica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-mob-nickname-be/219993/20 "2003-12-19T21:04:30Z")
According to the Name Generator, I’m “The Lone Drinker”. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-mob-nickname-be/219993.md?page=2)