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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.

Alri, I need a cheer up.
What are the funniest nicknames you’ve heard
— Mango (@MangoDassle) November 22, 2020

Here’s the best of them:

How could I forget!
One of the lads called Eric had a third nipple and the boys called him Tripples
— Mango (@MangoDassle) November 23, 2020

Yeah there was a fella I knew with a stutter called remix
— Mango (@MangoDassle) November 22, 2020

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
— Jennifer Doyle (@RedJen86) November 22, 2020

Fella who gets called spider because he went shopping one day and bought four pairs of jeans.
— aoife moore. (@aoifegracemoore) November 22, 2020

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
— Billy D (@Euros2020) November 22, 2020

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

Know of a fella who has one hand bigger than the other and they call him "the clock".
— Home Aleoghan (@eghnsnntt) November 22, 2020

My brother used to get his dole on a Monday, and one of his mates would only call to the house on dole day, so my nana started calling him Monday.

He's 40 now and that's what his kids call him.
— 🇮🇪 Los Ingobernables de Jambon 🇮🇪 (@IrishBrian420) November 22, 2020

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

One of my Missus' friends used to go out with a lad who looked like Milhouse and worked in Carphone Warehouse, so I dubbed him Carphone Milhouse.
— Kev Burke (@KevBurkeEnjoys) November 22, 2020

My cousins know a lad called Gearstick because he has a big head and a skinny body. They call his brother Clutch.
— placeholder November name (@tangeriona) November 22, 2020

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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