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Counter Culture / November 23, 2020

Irish Twitter is sharing the funniest nicknames they’ve ever heard

Counter Culture / November 23, 2020

Irish Twitter is sharing the funniest nicknames they’ve ever heard

Words: Dylan Murphy

“Family down the Road have been known as ‘The Yanks’ for nearly 40 years because they went to Florida for a week in the 80’s.”

We’ve all been there on a Sunday night trying to fight away the scaries ahead of another week. Last night, Dublin rapper Mango was looking for a pick me up and hopped on Twitter to ask for people’s funniest nicknames.

It resulted in an nickname directory for the ages with people rhyming off some absolutely savage names for their mates, bus drivers, cousins and uncles for some pretty innocent mistakes.

https://twitter.com/MangoDassle/status/1330621397039783936?s=20

Here’s the best of them:

https://twitter.com/MangoDassle/status/1330683481542766592?s=20

https://twitter.com/MangoDassle/status/1330628630649696260?s=20

My mate is called Beefy cos he was always the smallest of the lads. Also knew a fella from Tallaght called Beebaw coz he got knocked down by an ambulance
— Jen Doyle 🍉 (@RedJenDub) November 22, 2020

https://twitter.com/aoifegracemoore/status/1330624846322147339?s=20

Family down the Road have been known as ‘The Yanks’ for nearly 40 years because they went to Florida for a week in the 80’s
— stayathomeuncle (@Euros2020) November 22, 2020

There is a taxi man in Ballaghdereen called Abdul and the locals have nicknamed him Abdul Abhaile
— Susan Bhreathnach (@Rawlikesueshe) November 22, 2020

https://twitter.com/eghnsnntt/status/1330630204578992141?s=20

https://twitter.com/IrishBrian420/status/1330623069174558726?s=20

Lads used to play football with a guy called Enda May. Everyone called him June.
— Bobby Kilkenny (@elbobertos) November 22, 2020

https://twitter.com/KevBurkeEnjoys/status/1330646795412779009?s=20

https://twitter.com/tangeriona/status/1330654627302436868?s=20

I also knew a fella in Tipperary who got the name 'Westlife' after he wore a polo neck on a night out in the noughties.
— markodwyer (@markodwyer) November 22, 2020

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