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Elless Fri 03-Sept-21 13:44:27

Just reading a post by FannyCornforth and had to laugh at her nicknames for her neighbours, I've got nicknames for most of my neighbours like Jacky Gingernut, The Solicitor, Little Miss Snooty to name but a few - anyone else do this?

tanith Fri 03-Sept-21 14:03:20

I have a Mr. Perfect hedge, and the Running Man, ooh and the taxi bloke.

Blossoming Fri 03-Sept-21 14:42:36

That bloody dog.

Coolgran65 Fri 03-Sept-21 14:56:33

Our next door neighbours are neglectful and lazy and through other. They are great starters and finish nothing. Hired a mini digger but then remembered they had a skip in the drive. Digger had to leave and the job was ever finished. Planted gladioli is a 3” deep trough. They are now fallen over and lying on the ground ….. half covered with an old duvet that’s been knocking about since last autumn. They have to step over it to get to the garage.
I can’t print my husband’s nickname for them because I’m not sure if it could be considered inappropriate or offensive.

Coolgran65 Fri 03-Sept-21 14:57:37

ever finished- should be never finished.

GrandmaKT Fri 03-Sept-21 15:01:18

A read a great article by Jeremy Clarkson recently about nicknames. He has one friend whose name is Baxter Campbell, but everyone calls him "Two Soups" and another called Wayne Bruce who is known to his friends as "ManBat"!!

Nell8 Fri 03-Sept-21 15:06:13

Dave Next Door and Dave At The Back

Grannybags Fri 03-Sept-21 15:12:19

The Bubbleheads.
Whistling Rufus (Rufus isn't his name!)
The Fussy Family

I wonder what they call us grin

Chewbacca Fri 03-Sept-21 15:25:14

Mr Jetwash. 2 cars, a van, the driveway that the cars and van have stood on. Then their front door and porch. 3 times every week. For 2 years. Each session takes at least 2 hours and uses God knows how many gallons of water.

Hellogirl1 Fri 03-Sept-21 15:47:11

I call one couple Mr and Mrs Tesco, as they both work there. Then there`s the woman in the dressing gown, hardly ever gets dressed, not even for walking the dog.
We used to have Nasty Bugger next door, but he`s gone now.
Nearly forgot Miss Chihuahua.

MissAdventure Fri 03-Sept-21 16:04:39

I remember my dad having a chat with "Walter", the man at the end of the road.
He was really embarrassed to find out that Walter's name was actually Frank.

He had been given the nickname because he looked like Walter from 'Nearest and Dearest'.
Have you been, Walter? Has he been?

beth20 Fri 03-Sept-21 16:23:04

We have 'drillerkiller' next door - so many weekends accompanied to the lovely sound of his electric drill. Their house is known as 'Swiss cheese towers'.
'The snooker man' lives two doors away - never seen without his cue, though I did discover he plays pool actually.

timetogo2016 Fri 03-Sept-21 16:26:06

Next door neighbour is tw.t head because he is one.
The lovely family,because they are.
Billy no mates,because we never see anyone visit.
The nutters,speaks for itself.
Nose bone , she is soooo nosey and loves gossip.
Slap attack,enough said.
The fat controller over the fence.
Double denim Dave,over 65 and wears jeans and a jean jacket.

AGAA4 Fri 03-Sept-21 16:55:53

We have She who must not be named. But everyone knows who 'she' is.
Busy body.
Also have names for the dogs - Stick dog, Elderly dog, Mr Feisty and Sir Barkalot.

Beechnut Fri 03-Sept-21 19:09:10

beth20 ‘Swiss cheese towers’ ??

Chewbacca Fri 03-Sept-21 19:26:51

Interesting that you have a tw.t head in your neighbourhood timetogo2016; we have a knobhead in ours. Funny thing is that every one calls him that but nobody seems to know his real name and it seems that he's been known as that for as long as he's lived here. wonder what he's done to deserve it?

Callistemon Fri 03-Sept-21 19:38:38

Blossoming

That bloody dog.

We have one of those behind us somewhere.

We have a K***h**d too but I call him something much ruder which I couldn't post on here.

Everyone else is fine but I could think of nicknames for them.
I wonder what they call us hmm - the elderly neighbours?

Double denim Dave ???

Casdon Fri 03-Sept-21 19:43:03

I saw this yesterday on Welsh and Witty, hope it makes you laugh too.

Callistemon Fri 03-Sept-21 19:48:47

???

Chewbacca Fri 03-Sept-21 21:21:17

Ingenious Casdon! grin

BridgetPark Fri 03-Sept-21 21:35:39

Neighbours names... Hoppity Skippity(yes she uses a stick and is a bit lopisded) Lantern Jaw(her daughter). Ugly bitch, and her kids---spawn of ugly bitch; loopy larry(always doing something unfathomable); the clampetts next door(you may remember the programme)..
Emma Eat Me(always having takeaways delivered) Tom and Barbara(they keep chickens living the Good Life)Pocahontas , wears her hair in pigtails and she is 68.
Cannot imagine what they call us perfect people.....

Zoejory Fri 03-Sept-21 21:36:59

We have a Miss Prim Knickers and a Crazy Coconut Man

Ladyleftfieldlover Fri 03-Sept-21 23:34:41

We have Roofman over the road. We used to have the Bank robber next door! OH was convinced he looked like a bank robber.

BigBertha1 Sat 04-Sept-21 06:06:48

We have Fire up the Quatro, the policeman, Dave the Dog, running lady, Nathan and his bloody trailer, Churchill (its a dog).

FannyCornforth Sat 04-Sept-21 06:21:47

Further to the three characters next door:

The rather odd chap who lives in the ‘big house’ across the road is called ‘Trouser John’.

This is due to him fighting a constant loosing battle with his jeans. They are forever slipping down due to his considerable belly.

He’s always got one hand nervously hovering around his belt.
Watching him doing anything which requires the use of two hands (eg getting in or out of his car; putting out the bins; mowing the lawn) is always a treat.
He was also briefly known as ‘Loo brush John’ because he had one proudly displayed in the centre of his bedroom window.