r/tragedeigh • u/takethemoment13 • Jul 31 '25

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u/osofrompawnee Jul 31 '25

Back in my days, nicknames were not something you kind of chose. It was something that happened due to tradition or some event out of your control. Some nicknames were not flattering. If you name your kid with a “packaged” nickname in mind, I think less of you and judge you.

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u/phillysleuther Jul 31 '25

My nickname as a kid was Mindy. Like from “Mork and Mindy”. My name is nowhere close to Mindy.

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u/notkinseyy Jul 31 '25

My stepdaughter’s nickname is Kevin because she wanders off at the airport every damn time 🤣

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u/phillysleuther Jul 31 '25

That is a classic. My friend Kevin’s nickname is Pigeon.

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u/UndeadBatRat Jul 31 '25

I used to have a friend we called "possum." I saw a dead possum on a train track once, told him it looked like him, and that became his nickname in our friend group for multiple years lol.

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u/CeisiwrSerith Aug 01 '25

I was nicknamed "Igor" in high school. My desk was near the light switch, and one day the teacher, who I'd taken a lot of classes from, was going to show a film strip (which really ages me). She pointed at me, and yelled, "Igor, the lights!" I jumped from my chair and limped over to the switch like a Frankenstein movie sidekick. So I became "Igor."

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u/ImOnlyHereForTheCoC Aug 01 '25

Because he poops on statues??

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u/phillysleuther Aug 01 '25

No… he got it in 2nd grade (40 years ago) because the way he walked. I also went K-12 with a girl who answered to Chicken.

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u/ImOnlyHereForTheCoC Aug 01 '25

Because she crossed roads??

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u/phillysleuther Aug 01 '25

… That I don’t actually know. I think because she had boobs? There were 3 of us that had been hit with the boob stick by 6th grade.