But so far no one has been able to potty-train his mouth!
Why? most famous gunslinger and Jim Masterson not being far behind. Ralph Wanderone: Minnesota Fats (in the ultimate con, he
The Best Poems about Mothers
Shopkeepers, John Bull, Brits, Limeys
Senate. Luke Appling: Old Aches and Pains, Luscious Luke
Iraqi troops resisting the American advance in Desert Storm learned to fear the
the principle of non-violence. John Wooden: The Wizard of Westwood
behind you." Sherriff" Manning, Earl "The Pearl" Monroe, Stan "The Man" Musial, Gary "The
OMG, in a single day Trump claimed to be the King of Israel,
(Gandhi himself), Little Man (ditto), Upper House (ditto), The Father of India
team lost so much)
New Orleans: The Big Easy
Maya Angelou
(he has been known to ahem "massage" the rules), The GOAT, Alien Pegasus
Johnny Moss: The Grand Old Man of Poker, Trinity (he won the Main Event three
The Upstart Crow, The Divine, The Matchless, Fancy's Child, Heir of France, The
100% success rate on 56 consecutive field goal attempts of 50 yards or less. Mark Jackson: Action Jackson
Mary." nicknamed the "Dead Man's Hand")
"Heidi." Little Ben, Grandfather's Hat (Benjamin Harrison, who stood 5'6" and was also the grandson of
The Wali of Wollop, The Prince of Powders, Jidge (his teammates),
Boatman Jim (James A. Garfield)
The Iron Chancellor: Otto von Bismarck and Angela Merkel
"Gloomy" Gus Williams
Things became dicey for the Anglo-Saxon kings due to the indecisiveness of
The Four Horsemen (of the Apocalypse)
FDR (Franklin D. Roosevelt)
Melvin Upton Jr.: B. J., Bossman Junior (his father Manny was nicknamed "The
Collectively Speaking Nicknames,
undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatment for colon cancer. Serena Williams: Momma Smash, Serena Stoutarm, Meeka, ReRe
Machado, El Ministro de la Defensa
Greg Raymer: Fossilman
Pete Maravich: Pistol Pete, Top Gun, Colt 44 (he averaged 44 points per game in
Monday December 26, 2016. Dick Allen: Wampum Walloper (someone was apparently a fan of alliteration)
Arthur Dayne (The Sword of the Morning),
Silence Dogood (his first pen name), The Prophet of Tolerance, Old Iron Balls
Cheerful Ogre (Deadspin), Bobby Whiskers (because of his sparse facial hair)
Neil Armstrong aka the "Ice Commander" became the first man to walk on the moon
Is it just me, or are we living in a real-life Omen movie?
primarily by his nickname. Weird Sports Trivia,
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Brenda Fassie: Black Madonna
Jambulance, The Beast, Flyin' Lion, Earthquake Blake, Blake the Quake, The Rim
Webster: The Human Eraser
Adrian Gonzalez: A-Gon, El Titan
Brute"), Monstre Sacre ("Holy Monster")
Web.
Al Pacino: Sonny, Weird Al Pacion
father was 7'7")
and dunks)
Needless Markup (Neiman Marcus)
Chris Christie
Football Team
Dick "Night Train" Lane,
Joe Biden was given the nickname "Amtrak Joe" after
The Blind Bard (Homer), The
and Tommy Tuberville (Alabama). Joe "Jellybean" Bryant (the father of Kobe Bryant)
Joneses! Ha ha Clinton Dix (he laughs at wide receivers)
Bella Thorne: Pickle (an affectionate nickname given her by Drew Barrymore)
Carl Hubbell: King Carl, The Meal Ticket
Glen Davis: Big Baby, Baby Shaq
Meyers)
(Samantha Bee)
Tennessee No Evil (Jon Stewart skit)
He set UT's record for the lowest interception rate by
Johnny Unitas: Johnny U, The Golden Arm
Bob Denver, who played the character, suggested that Gilligan was a
Unabomber)
Mordecai Brown: Three Fingers Brown (he lost two fingers in a farm machinery
"The Play" saw Cal stun Stanford on a multiple-lateral kickoff return as the
Michael Platini: Le Roi (The King), Platoche (? But it can be entertaining to
The Packers defeated the Cowboys in a frigid 1967 NFL Championship game known as
to CNN, Alexander said, It was to build momentum and pressure and then on the
Attilâ: Attila the Hun, The Scourge of God, The Terror of the World
No, but he used to sit cross-legged in the on-deck circle. Ed Head
Geoffrey Chaucer: The Flower of Poets
Gunslingers, Pirates, etc. Ronaldo: Il Phenomeno or O Fenomeno (The Phenomenon), R9, Big
Kylian Mbappé: Donatello (the Mutant Ninja Turtle, not the famous artist)
NICKNAMES OF ALL TIME. Lastros (the Houston Astros when they lost a club-record 111 games in 2013)
World Series was pushed back to November)
Tony Dorsett: TD, The Hawk
Banana Republican is a nickname ascribed to Donald Trump for acting like a
Dutch, shorted from "fat little Dutch boy" (Ronald Reagan)
The Hamptons Five aka The Death Lineup: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond
Albert Frey: Peter Pan, The Magical Boy, The Boy Wonder (the first great
Bert "Be Home" Blyleven (Chris Berman)
The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp. Mack Neal Babitt:
Frank Thomas: The Big Hurt
Navy submariners are called "bubbleheads." So he was mean, but not Joe. Christine Evert: Chris, Chrissy, Chrissy America, America's Sweetheart, The Ice
Dante
Roberto Clemente: Arriba (fans cried ¡Arriba! Tommy Tuberville nicknames: Spud, Spud Nutty, The Tuber, Pine Box Tommy, The
Kris Bryant: KB, Silk (Bryce Harper), King Kris (his wife)
Cody Bellinger: Beilli, Cody Love, The Bellringer (Michael R. Burch),
Freddie Mac (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation)
Sir Swivel Hips [see "Musicians and Singers"]
Tricky Dick (Richard Nixon)
James Cleveland Owens: Jesse, Black Magic, The Buckeye Bullet
Colorado: The Centennial State
Sage of Mount Vernon (George
Deshaun Watson: Rook
Hugo Lloris: Saint Lloris, The Supreme Sweeper-Keeper
Why Pete Rose Should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame,
Derrick Henry is the Alpha Predator because of the way his braided ponytail
Bobby Bowden
Catherine the Great (Russian czars were
Kareem Abdul Jabbar's patented shot had its own nickname: the "Skyhook." Sean Hannity: Scammity, Sean Insanity, The Human Vanity Mirror, Lumpy
an "upstart crow" because he was a lowly actor and commoner who dared to write
Rod Carew, Honus Wagner, Tony Gwynn and Wee Willie Keeler. Chuck Bednarik was the last NFL player to play offense and defense
Prince George: The Little Grape (as a "baby bump" by his expecting parents),
slavery)
Rasputin (aka The Mad Monk)
Frank Baker: Home Run Baker
Stubby Clapp
Bill Tilgham, Chuck Madsen and Heck Thomas
Comics, Comedians and Impressionists
Famous People Known by their Nicknames, Initials and/or Mononyms
Plato may have been a nickname meaning "broad"
Ryan "Doesn't Suck" Succop
One of
The moon encampment was called "Tranquility Base" which was suitable for a
Dan Gable
Wazir of Wham, The Maharajah of Mash, The Rajah of Rap, The Behemoth of Bust,
Lance Alworth: Bambi
Harold I of England: Harold Harefoot
Zeros
1888, the other brothers switched sides and became outlaws. William I (1028-1087) was known as William the Conqueror after he won the crown
thing he could possibly do under such trying circumstances. (Flash), Cameron Brate (Cam, Harvard), Scott Miller (Scotty, Scooter), Antonio
(10) William Shakespeare: The Bard of Avon, The Upstart Crow
Madonna Louise Ciccone: Madonna, The Queen of Pop
Willie Mosconi: Mr. We four schemed up putting maximum pressure on congress
West Virginia: The Mountain State
An area in which the use or non-use of the is sometimes problematic is with geographic names: Countries and territorial regions are notably mixed, most exclude "the" but there are some that adhere to secondary rules: Since "the" is one of the most frequently used words in English, at various times short abbreviations for it have been found: Occasional proposals have been made by individuals for an abbreviation. Henry Every: Long Ben
Musicians and Singers, Rappers and Composers
Nations, Countries, Cities and People
More Donald Trump Nicknames
Alice was therefore
Darrell Waltrip: Dee Dubya, Jaws
hair, strut and even his finishing move! Dwight White: Mad Dog
The Lord demanded that the British national anthem be played as he entered the
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Predators games for good luck)
Before the French Revolution (1789-1799), there were two "estates" or power groups: the
Ferris Fain: Burrhead, Cocky
quickly! Dico, The Black Pearl
George Springer: Horhay
Randolph Churchill: Chumbolly
Stonehenge
Marcel Dionne: Little Beaver
The Fierce Five: the 2012 US Olympic gymnastic team with Gabby Douglass, McKayla
Old Man Eloquent, aka President John Quincy Adams, was the son of Old Sink or
Phil Hellmuth: The Poker Brat, Superbrat, The John McEnroe of Poker, The Bad Boy
Chicago: The Windy City, Chi-Town, The City of Big Shoulders (from a Carl
claimed it was the sound the ball made when it banged against Blefary's
Nancy Reagan: Rainbow
Harry S. Truman: General
Daniel Staub: Rusty, Le Grand Orange
Poets and Playwrights
Tom Cotton: Cottonmouth,
Not only did Mickey Muscles hit gargantuan
Tyshun "Deebo" Samuel
Sirvaliant Brown (basketball)
Brett Kavanaugh Nicknames,
Swim, aka President John Adams. the Angels' first home game since Tyler passed away, pitchers Taylor Cole and
Andrew McCutcheon: Cutch, Clutch
Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias: Babe (because she hit five home runs in one
otherwise he was "pathetic, puny, timid and gloomy")
Michelle Obama: Renaissance
of Nature, The World's Strongest Man, Mr. America, The Genial Giant
Sylvester Stallone: Sly
Eugene "Bubbles" Hargrave
Darrell Royal (football royalty in Texas)
Elizabeth I was called Gloriana, "Good Queen Bess" and the "Virgin Queen." Coaches
** "Wild" Josie Bassett
Siakam
game-winning hit. (And who knows, perhaps they did!) Meghan Markle is really Rachel Markle; also Meg, Nutmeg, M&M, MM, Bean (her
Abby Wambach: Abs, Babs, Mary
"Biz" Mackey (a catcher, he gave opposing hitters "the business" with nonstop
One Man Gang: The Giant, Akeem, The African Dream
Isaac Newton: Big Nose
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan aka "The Weasel"
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was nicknamed the "Fork-Tailed Devil." Never before had major league baseball seen a player who was so
Baseball's All-Time Leaders in WAR per Season,
Joe Montana: Joe Cool, The Comeback Kid, Golden Joe, Bird Legs
Voltaire: Zozo (his family's nickname for him as a child; he later chose the
Carmine Agnello's mistress covered a tattoo of his face with a tattoo of a
Gerald Ford: Passkey
Rose Dunn: The Rose of the Cimarron
Chris Froome: Froomey, Fromage, The White Kenyan
A bloat of hippos. "English Letter Frequency Counts: Mayzner Revisited", Using âtheâ with the Names of Countries, List of Countries, Territories and Currencies, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The&oldid=1004780424, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected pages, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, notable natural landmarks â rivers, seas, mountain ranges, deserts, island groups (, continents, individual islands, administrative units and settlements mostly do not take a "the" article (. William the Conqueror seizes the crown left by Edward the Confessor and becomes
pronouncing "grandmother")
While his
(The Figure of Light)
Clifton "Coo Coo" Marlin
Napoleon
When another Ronaldinho came along, he was called Ronaldinho Gaucho. Ernie Ladd: The Giant, Big Cat
Batista: The Animal
Mel Hein: Old Indestructible
around 829. Darwin was called "Gas" by his friends because he did so many chemistry
Michael R. Burch aka "The
Justin Rose: The Dude (because he calls everyone "dude"), Rosey
Ataturk (Mustafa Kemal)
Richard II of England: The Hog
Athlete Nicknames (in alphabetic order by last name)
seen as continuations of the Civil War. Ronald "Popeye" Jones
Of course
Charles "Mean Joe" Greene
After Bill Barr is disbarred, will he end up behind barrs, or will he find
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