What is your nickname, past or present? What are some nicknames that other people have given you over the years. Come on & share them, whether you like 'em or not.
My "real" nickname is Pumpkin {or as we said in the hood 'Punkin'}, given to me by my grandfather the day I was born. Papa was horrible with birth names so he gave everyone a nickname he could remember. Most times he was the only person who used that name, but everyone knew who he was speaking to.
A few years ago I was picking my son up from school and someone kept calling for Punkin. I haven't been called that since my mother died & it never dawned on me to see who it was. Lo & behold, it was a lady who had known me since I was a baby. She walked up & said, "Punkin! Didn't you hear me calling you?!" "Ms. Janice, I haven't answered to that name in ages." She then said, "I know you're grown & all, but you are still Punkin, plus I couldn't remember your real name!" I guess to some, I'll always be Punkin.
Other names I've been given, besides the obvious plays on my name are: Juicy (because of my thighs) (RIP Marquan); Fluffy (because of my hair) (my sister); Boss Bitch (ex boyfriend); Bi-State Legs (because of my long legs) (ex boyfriend); Queen B (my nephew) and recently given to me by a male friend - Timber (again, my legs) & Needles (my sharp elbows).
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Good blog entry gurl!
ReplyDeletePeople that know me from the "hood" call me ZZ. Yep, lol my grandmother name me that. When Im at work and my friends from Back in the day come in and call my name. I know its them because they are the ONLY ones who call me that.
My friends at an OLD job call me Cree Cree. and my present friends and Coworkers call me Cree. And my family call me CREDOG! LOL SILLY I KNOW.
Moni
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Ma-nee
Ummm, that's all I can think of.
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My name is Giselle... simple huh!.... one would think...lol My nicknames are as follows...
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Gizel
Gitney (by my mom)
And the absolute worst was from my aunt who did a stint in Africa... and she called me Goosalini.. what the hell was that.lol
Good post...
My grandmother named me Candy, over the years the spelling has changed to Khandi, and BabyRuth, and Snickers and of course Choclatstar that is a private joke. There is MsStar, DivaStar, Choclat, Lynn, OMG I've so many names I should have a complex or something.
ReplyDeleteI've had a few but the one I hate most is Baby Sista. How countrified is that? Using the one I DO hate most will get you knocked out!
ReplyDeleteNow a days I go by
ReplyDeleteBooblicious (thanks to Pecan LOL)
I was not given nick names by family or friends. I was just called by my given name.
My real name is Alaina and my mother (and other family members) still call me "Alaina-Pooh" when they want to annoy me. Winnie the Pooh was my favorite stuffed animal.
ReplyDeleteMy online name is Lusindah, which usually gets shortened to Lusi.
ReplyDeleteOr as Silkee likes to call me, "Lusi-fer" LOL!!!
My real name is "DeVante"
ReplyDeleteMy family calls me "Poo"
My dawgz call me "D-Rock!!!!!!!"
and all of the ladies who have tasted my Chocolate calls me "Sweet D**k"
Well...Wat can I say???LOL
My sis calls me Banana or Banana split. You gave me the name Deedles and I've been given a few variations of that (Deedle-bug, Deedle Mae), Dee-Dee-Dee, Dee, Ms. Dee, GP (yeah, probably what you're thinking)
ReplyDeleteMy nickname is Giselle... thats it thats all
ReplyDeletethe family nickname has always been JIMMY [for James]
ReplyDeleteMOST friends call me JT
The LAST ex used to call me SPICEY CUBA
The current lady calls me BIG DADDY HEAD [cause of the baldhead]
...and thats all Imma admit to.
Uh, you realize that you just contradicted your earlier answer, right?
ReplyDeleteCould be worse. My beloved Aunt Melinda was nicknamed "Petey" as a kid because she loved the dog from the Little Rascals. There are probably folks that don't know her REAL name because we ALL call her "Pete"
ReplyDeleteGlama is my nickname that I've been called for more than 10 years given to me by one of my aunts when I used to do fashion & talent shows. I used to be heavy into fashion, style, makeup, shows, singing, etc. and she used to comment that I was a "glamorous amazon or glamazon" and hence it became my stage name (fashion shows, pageants, singing & Ricki Lake), nickname and online handle. Some of my exes' nicknames include: Brown, Punkin', Lady, G-Phi-G...lol, Big Sexy, and 'Wanna.
ReplyDeleteThat was months ago... my mind changes like the wind...lol
ReplyDeleteI've been every possible incarnation of anything with a T in the front of it... T-Love... T-Dawg... T-Bone... my closest friends call me TJ, Trac, Silky, or Cuervo. Darryl calls me HB, and the folks on the set know me as Stinger.
ReplyDeleteI'm not even going there on the family nicknames.. That shit was embarrassing.
I just wanna know why all Mo's archives are resurfacing..hmmmm seems a bit suspect...
ReplyDeleteThe highbeam pic, no doubt! LOL Do it sis!
ReplyDeleteI like that name. Where did Lusindah come from?
ReplyDeleteLOL! Only a friend can get away with that one!
ReplyDeleteLawd.....LOL No "Willie" on the end? HAHA
ReplyDeleteMy daddy's name is Frankie (no middle name) but his family called him "Pete". *shrugs*
ReplyDeleteOne of my alternate online monikers is "petesbabygirl".
1st you need to stay outta grown folks business. 2nd, I change the settings & that cause them to resurface. When I figured that out I didn't do them all at once.
ReplyDeleteWe still loves you Gigi!
ReplyDeleteI had a male friend once who used to call me by my middle name if he thought I wasn't being honest with him. Lusindah is a derivative/combination of my middle name and his real name.
ReplyDeleteROFL
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ReplyDeleteactually he calls me that because of the swimsuit story. LOL
ReplyDeleteI never had a nickname until some years ago. For some reason I was given the name Appollonia (Naughtyville). It stuck since......lol!!
ReplyDeleteI have had entirely too many nicknames. My primary nickname is T, because, well, my name starts with T LOL. That and the fact that T is the greatest letter in the alphabet, so it only fit lol. Within my circles I have a couple, my boy Ran calls me Monster(the origin isn't as interesting as you would think LOL), my other boys call me Apocalypse(after the X-Men character), my brother calls me Heavy T(like Heavy D*blank stare*, he thinks it's clever lol), My ex used to call me Booty(have no idea why. Needless to say that got annoying really fast though, especially when she tried to call me that in front of people lol).
ReplyDeleteIn college I had Guru, PIM(Poetry in Motion, there is a story, that's all I will say LOL), Flash Gordon(I went through a flag pole phase, it was a bad time in my life), T-40(like E-40, given for the same reason lol). In high school there was TLE(given to me by one of my boys while drunk), The Great Outdoors(given to me because of my habit of partaking in certain activities outside), Survival(given to me by my dumb assed cousin who couldn't pronounce my middle name). My first nickname though was given to me by my Grandmother. She called me Kojak(think about it lol)
I went to college with this guy whose name was Sheldon Marshalle(sp?) Brown, but everyone called him Jeff LOL. We were like where the hell did Jeff come from? Apparently his mother wanted him to be named Sheldon, his father wanted him to be named Jeff. His mother won, but his dad decided that he was going to call him Jeff anyway, and soon everybody else(except Mama of course lol) calls him Jeff.
ReplyDeletealrighty then!!! LOL
ReplyDeleteIm back...
ReplyDeleteGrowing up, my nickname was Toot....because that was my father's nickname when he was in the service.
ReplyDeleteNow, peeps call me "Q" or "Uncle Q". But recently (like THIS WEEK), I'm starting to be known as "Biscuits". Don't ask, ok?
Can I tell her why? Can I.... Can I? lmao
ReplyDelete*singing Doowhutchyalike*
ReplyDelete"Homegirls, for once, forget you got class,
See a guy you like: just grab 'im in the biscuits!
And doowutchyalike."
I forgot, my grandfather used to call me Muffet, as in Lil Miss...
Send me a couple of pics of you stylin and profilin' and I'll try to figure it out for you...uh make sure there's a good one from the back. You know, cuz it's my duty to help a brotha find out why!
ReplyDelete*cheez*
Why not? Shit....it's gonna bound to come out anyway...LOL
ReplyDeleteYou ain't funny, Punk.
ReplyDeleteI lub you Q...*pulling you close for a hug*
ReplyDeleteDon't do that, Deedles. I ain't had none in a while.
ReplyDeleteMe neither.
ReplyDeleteOh Lord. Nothing good is gonna come outta this....LOL
ReplyDeleteI'm gonna be good. This time...
ReplyDeleteCuz you know I'll give you some...
ReplyDeleteGetta Room... lol
ReplyDeleteFa real! LOL
ReplyDeleteI WAS TRYNA BE GOOD!!! That's HIM! *whisperin* hey Q, Mo got a reeeeal comfy futon...
ReplyDeleteDamn Mo... I cant come over but they can cum on your futon... wth? lmaooooooooooooooo
ReplyDeleteMo, can WE use your futon please?
ReplyDeleteROFL!!!! I hope it's scotch guarded.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if I have any pictures showing that side of me lol. But I will check
ReplyDeleteOh Lawd! How y'all know about the futon?! LOL
ReplyDeleteI'mma need a $500 deposit.
ReplyDeleteHow much was the dang on Futon? lol
ReplyDeleteInteresting! Everyone knows my Pastor's wife as Mz. Pete. Sometimes, when he is talking about her, he will just call her Pete (because mostly everyone is familiar with her as "Mz. Pete"), but I guess from time to time he remembers he has visitors and will tell folks "Oh! Pete is my wife! That's her nickname; I ain't talking about no dude!" and then he sort of does this George Jefferson strut like "Yall know better then that! I don't play like that!" Her real name is Kennetha, so I am sure she has had other boyish nicknames when she was younger.
ReplyDeleteDang, are we still talking about nicknames?
ReplyDelete**insert look of confusion **
My grandfather called me "Jumpin Jack" because I used to jump rope all the time! I miss him!
My only other unique nickname was "Sweets" given by a Jr. high school boyfriend. Becaus I'm sweet, of course!
My name is DeShanna, but I have been called:
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Shaun
Dee
Dee Dee
Poo
Platinum (he, he, he ..sorry, having flashbacks ...)
Shanna-Shanna
Shanna Wanna
Shanny Shan Shan
I have always prefered to be called by my given name, and I fought nicknames long and hard. But after a while, I couldn't fight it anymore because black folks just HAVE to give folks nicknames. So I kinda deal with it as long as its not too stupid. And God forbid if you mispronounce my given name ...its like nails on a chalkboard for me.
Girl, you weren't by yourself. I thought I had walked into a bad porn plot.
ReplyDeleteLOL! =)
ReplyDeleteNow that was funny!!
ReplyDeletethis is the Matrix... in rewind...lol
ReplyDeleteHeeeeeey! I like that!
ReplyDeletehas there ever been a good porn plot?...lol
ReplyDeleteBack when Muslim names was all the rage I chose Shaquanah. From that name came Shock. It went from Shocky Shock to T. La Shock. Some of my family still call me Shock to this day.
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