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BlueSky Mon 17-May-21 09:45:03

We live in a close of retired people. Recently a lovely couple in their late eighties/early nineties have moved in, so we refer to them as “The old old couple”. Bet they wouldn’t be amused as they are quite fit and active!

JaneJudge Mon 17-May-21 09:43:13

This reminds me of Cadging Carol grin

FannyCornforth Mon 17-May-21 09:40:03

The lunatics comprise of Her, the whippersnapper (he's 18) and the arsehole.

FannyCornforth Mon 17-May-21 09:32:05

Trouser John.
He was Loo Brush John for a brief time, then reverted back to Trouser.

He is constantly engaged in a battle with his own jeans, struggling and failing to encourage them to stay up.
He is a slim man with a rather large beer belly, which is the root of the problem.
For some time he had a loo brush on proud display in his bedroom window.

One lot of next door neighbours are simply known as the lunatics.

timetogo2016 Mon 17-May-21 09:24:44

The loudies,because they are never quiet.
The policemans lover,as he is always in trouble with the police.
Two faced is out, no explanation needed.
That lovely couple , because they are.
That nice little family,because they are.
And lastly bungalow Luke,he lives alone in a bungalow.

Santana Mon 17-May-21 09:13:13

We do have nicknames for neighbours, more to help know who we are talking about than to be disrespectful. We have an abundance of Daves so one became 'the godbod' as he always pops a religious newspaper through our letterbox. Another, the neighbourhood watch Dave. I bet my husband is electrical Dave.
New neighbours have become the Wonderful Family as I heard that said so many times before I met them. They are indeed a lovely family!
As child I remember my dad calling neighbours The Tinks as they were always fiddling with their car.
Just wondered if we are alone in our nicknaming of neighbours?