What was your childhood nickname?

[TrueConfection]

Did you have a nickname growing up? Maybe more than one? What did friends and family call you?

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When I was in elementary school it was Bean (sometimes String Bean or Bean Pole). I was the tallest and thinnest girl in my grade.

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+1 y

I'm not asking you what horrible things people used to call you. We've all dealt with name calling. Try to keep it positive.

[MCheetah]

Never had one. People TRIED to give me one, and I threatened to injure them if they did. One kid tried to nickname me "Bubba Lips" in the 6th grade and I beat him up just for attempting to do it. It was also a low-key racist remark from that white trash loser, as well.

Long story short, I had an abusive childhood and the last thing I had tolerance for was stress in school as well, so I often put the kibosh on any attempts on that REAL quickly. I put up with zero sh*t in school, especially being an athlete and all. And yes, I know this story took a dark turn that most others on here probably didn't have.

[888theGreat]

Gooey

[TrueConfection]

Dare I ask? 😂😂😂

[888theGreat]

Slang for Gary

[TrueConfection]

I like it.

[888theGreat]

I would named you giraffe. Did you wear pink a lot? Pink Giraffe

[TrueConfection]

Yeah, I did.

[888theGreat]

pink giraffe is better than bean pole. Straw would be better than bean.

[TrueConfection]

I was never offended.

[888theGreat]

gag pulled my Stern question. What was wrong with it?

[888theGreat]

Thanks mho, I guess Gooey did it

[BipBipLeddus]

"Ling Ling"

I spent my early life in Chinatown, with my Chinese immigrant family. They called me by the name they WANTED my mom to name me instead of the Japanese name my father gave me. Being born in 'Murica, where people actually have middle names, "Ling" ended up being my middle name instead of my first name and boy am I grateful for that.

"Ling" is now dropped completely from my name, off the records. Dust in the wind.

[TrueConfection]

Sounds like a happy ending!

[ninaneedshelp]

Ni, Miha, Neha, Niha.

[TrueConfection]

Miha 💕

[ninaneedshelp]

You know it?

[TrueConfection]

Yes ☺

[ninaneedshelp]

Thanks for the mho!

[Daniela1982]

"Little Toot". They told me because I farted a lot as a toddler. Hey, I swear, it was their fault for feeding me farty food.

Toot toot toot

[TrueConfection]

Do they still call you Little Toot?

[Daniela1982]

No, like most people you outgrow the name.

[Staximus]

Butch, because I used to always give myself a buzz cut. My dad said that back in the 50's they called that haircut a "Butch". When I would cut my hair, he would say "he's giving himself another Butch". My brother pointed at me and yelled "Butch" and the rest was history. That was about 30 years ago and my friends still call me that haha

[TrueConfection]

I like that story.

[Apulu_3]

Um where do I start from lol 😅. Yeah so my nicknames which is Permenant are Apple, Apulu and Afu. My classmates call me bipolar. My cousins call me penguin. My friends call me Gadhi (female donkey in Hindi). My dad call me "Apuluuuu oh my Apuluuuu" normally or "Afu!" when in I get bad grades in maths 😬. My mom call me "Afu" or "Apple". There are many more but for now I remember this much.

[TrueConfection]

Apple sounds sweet.

[Apulu_3]

Thank you 😊

[dustybiker]

I had a few. I sort of floated between various groups in school talking a bit with everyone, then there were my friends around home.

[TrueConfection]

What was your favorite nickname they called you?

[dustybiker]

That’s tough. There were some good ones. My one friend was highly addicted to star wars. He’d call me “Obie-wan”, as I was always sharing bits of knowledge I’d read about.

[TrueConfection]

Sweet. Nicknames can be endearing. 💕

[dustybiker]

Yes. That is very true.

[cryscrys1]

I can’t write it in my language bc you won’t understand it lol but in English I was called from family “ sugar ball” or “ dimple pie “ because I was chubby and also have dimples

[TrueConfection]

I love dimples!

[JasM0]

That my friends will go with me to the grave along with all the family members who uses that nickname. Muh-hahahaha!

[TrueConfection]

Hmmm... There must be a way to find out!

[FreyaRed]

"Chuda" what means skinny one. Around 16 people stopped to call me that way, despite I'm still skinny like in my teen age.

[TrueConfection]

What language is Chuda?

[FreyaRed]

'Chuda' is feminine form of 'chudy' in Polish

[Jessica405]

Same as my old username here. "Juicy". Coined by my brother because I would only drink orange juice. So I became "Juicy Jessie".

[TrueConfection]

Cute!

[Jessica405]

Thanks! Most guys think there is another reason...🤣🤣🤣🤣

[TrueConfection]

They're always hopeful! 😂

[allie_lynn]

i was always called princess since im the only girl in the family and i have 5 brothers.

[TrueConfection]

Nice!!!

[DonkeyDan]

Well obviously it was donkey lol, no not really. Never had a nickname as a child.

[TrueConfection]

I didn't think it would be Donkey.

[DonkeyDan]

Did you have a nickname?

[TrueConfection]

I did. When I was in elementary school it was Bean (sometimes String Bean or Bean Pole). I was the tallest and thinnest girl in my grade.

[sage2021]

Mine was 'Shockie'. My Mom and sister and step father called me that. Even as an adult my sister still called me that. I never found out why they came up with that name to begin with. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[ShadezMcgee]

I had a few, but Kirby was the one that stuck up until middle school, then when my anxiety got worse and speech got faster and my tone lowered it became Boomhauer

[ShadezMcgee]

Then typically Boy by my old man.

[PrettyShyJennie]

Never really had childhood nicknames that I liked. Of course throughout highschool I was called unwanted nicknames.

[TrueConfection]

Oh no! High School can be so brutal.

[PrettyShyJennie]

It is okay! I survived :)

[HeartFullOfGlue]

So, Snow, Honey girl, Sweetpea, Sugar, and Birds nest

[TrueConfection]

Those sound sweet. Birds nest is different.

[HeartFullOfGlue]

It was because of my hair

[devoygf]

zamm

[Ez-Bri-Z]

Cricket

For my nerdy friends, they used Legion.

Breezy was another one I got when older.

[zaharuh]

zee, zahra, zz, sahara desert, zara, some of these I still get called today lol and I had some bad nicknames in high school tbh

[FairyDamsel]

My nicks
Friends Call me- tangy, shukla ji
Dad- birdie
Mom- kudi
Bhai- chor (as I get all the attention in my family)

[Prettygurl12]

Just a shortened version on my given name... I still go by it.

[AmandaYVR]

Stretch

Cat eyes

[TrueConfection]

Why stretch? Were you a gymnast or just liked to do splits or?

[AmandaYVR]

I have long legs. (And a shorter torso, so I'm not that tall, but taller than average for a girl, if one looks at worldwide stats. But my legs are definitely noticeably long.)

[TrueConfection]

Long legs! Sweet!

[NathanDavis]

*likes 99 times*

[Razp_Sorbet]

Paigey

My cousins still call me it and my parents occasionally

[MelissaMarie9614]

Lissy had always been my nickname since I was little. It's still my nickname now. Along with a few other nicknames I have.

[BobbyC65]

Bobby witch I still use today. 💞

[Yellovv]

Yeah I had nick name in high school, they were calling me Terminator...

[TrueConfection]

Did you have the leather jacket and sunglasses?

[Yellovv]

I was taller than other guys in the school, still I am, also I had black jacket in that time and it was showing me more muscly, one day friend of mine told me;"you are look like Terminator", another guys heard him too, after that day they was calling me Terminator...

[Valso]

When I was 15, many people called me "Matrix" bc I was a regular customer at an internet cafe named "The Matrix" and later I became an employee there.

[ewok737]

Cookie, that's all I would eat when I was 2-3 years old.

[jahaims]

Was called by my last name and fun variations of it.

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

My mom called me her Ne-neno. Still does in rare occasions. 😂

[Alwayreckles93]

My grandmother called me simleyM_______ lol

[Alwayreckles93]

Smileyarlene

[TrueConfection]

Love Grandma! ❤

[Alwayreckles93]

Me too 😊 Did you enjoy visiting your grandma when you were little?

[TrueConfection]

Yes. It was like going to camp. lol

[Alwayreckles93]

I bet it was fun lol My grandma always made home made dessert what about your grandma?

[TrueConfection]

Not so much. I loved to cook or bake new things, so she would turn me loose in her kitchen (no rules) and gracefully taste anything I concocted. 😂

[Alwayreckles93]

I bet she loved your creativity lol

[Baredog69]

Has always been Baredog (long story)

[TrueConfection]

Okay 👿

[skyeee_]

my parents call me 'mimi'

[TrueConfection]

Sweet! Is there anything behind mimi? Are you sleepy or is it just endearing?

[skyeee_]

Yeah they call me that with affection

[Amoebaaa]

Not my family but my friends called me "sad fatty" all the time. -_-

[DesiUwU]

Zie, zire, Desi, Coco,

[melanieeeB]

My family used to call me snow white or sleepy

[bigbluey]

I was Lizzie or Liza or Liz

[ohshee]

Same thing it is today
TICE

[TsAubreyKate]

Hush people were always calling me that even people I didn’t know they’d be like “hush!” And I’m like “sorry do I know you?”

[TheBootyChest]

Bill Nye the Science Guy.

[YollyM]

Baby, and it stuck with me🤦‍♀️

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

I had the nickname "Dagwood"

[Blackcupcake]

just my name as far as I can remember

[Anonymous]

Smiles 😃 because I always smiled

[collie22]

funny.. i'm not going to say

[Likes2drive]

Not really, seems like I get called nick names now

[Cubus]

J. S. (spelled "Jay See") - from my initials.

[Exterminatore]

Thumper.

[TrueConfection]

Um... Whyyyy?

[Exterminatore]

I was a distance runner when I was growing up. Initially I just wore high tops to run in. Everyone could hear thump, thump, thump as I ran because of the shoes I wore. That’s how I got the nickname.

[TrueConfection]

😂 Ok, heavy shoes.

Do you still run?

[Exterminatore]

Not by choice lol

[TrueConfection]

Uh oh! 😳

[Exterminatore]

It’s ok though. I stay in shape in other ways.

[TrueConfection]

That's important. I used to jog for exercise, but now I walk.

[Exterminatore]

Me too. I also lift weights and do cardio in other ways.

[TrueConfection]

So can we still call you Thumper? 😈

[Exterminatore]

Sure. Lol why not?

[Casey_Black]

Case, Sunshine, Slut

[TrueConfection]

Sunshine is nice.

[Casey_Black]

I like them all.

[Nazorella]

I didn’t have any :( Nazorella maybe or Nazzy.

[Tstrbrainer]

The second one sounds nice😊 😉

[Nazorella]

@Tstrbrainer thanks

[JohnQue74]

Cricket

[TrueConfection]

After the sport or the insect?

[JohnQue74]

Insect. I apparently made a noise that sounded like one once and it stuck

[TrueConfection]

👍👍

[jimmy2]

The Waltons was popular and i hot tagged John Boy

[Gingerguy33]

Red was my nickname

[MrtoddsWildRide]

Toad

[Dnice1]

Noodle and Neesee

[donnny2367764]

Crush

[Babygirl_S]

Dolly.

[SmokinAces2000]

Koko

[CubaPirate]

Goff

[Pleaznhim4me]

I will never tell.

[exitseven]

You first.

[TrueConfection]

Ok, your turn.

[siseñor]

bitch

[Ray123456]

I didn't have one