A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or thing's real name (for example, Tom is short for Thomas). As a concept, it is distinct from both pseudonym and stage name, although there may be overlap in these concepts. A nickname is sometimes considered desirable, symbolising a form of acceptance, but can often be a form of ridicule. Many artists and actors have nicknames, which in years past were called a stage name. A person's online nickname may also be known as his handle, especially within hacker culture. A pseudonym (Greek: false name) is a fictitious name used by an individual as an alternative to his or her legal name. ... A stage name or a screen name is a pseudonym used by performers (such as actors, comedians, clowns, and musicians). ... A stage name or a screen name is a pseudonym used by performers (such as actors, comedians, clowns, and musicians). ... A screenname is a name or string of characters chosen to uniquely identify a user within an online system, including dial-up bulletin board systems, platform videogame servers, and Internet-based environments. ... For other uses, see Hacker (disambiguation). ...

Etymology: In Middle English the word was ekename (from the verb to eke, "enlarge"; compare Swedish öknamn). Later, an ekename developed into a nickname when the "n" shifted through junctural metanalysis. Etymology is the study of the origins of words. ... Junctural metanalysis is the process by which new words are formed from confusion over the boundaries of words. ...

In Viking societies, many people had nicknames heiti, viðrnefni or uppnefi which were used in addition to, or instead of their family names. In some circumstances the giving of a nickname had a special status in Viking society in that it created a relationship between the name maker and the recipient of the nickname, to the extent that the creation of a nickname also often entailed a formal ceremony and an exchange of gifts. Vikings were a Norwegian, Icelandic, Danish and Swedish people who lived around the coasts of Scandinavia and raided, besides others in their very homelands, the coasts of the British Isles, and other parts of Europe from the late 8th century to the 11th century. ...

Nicknames for people

Types of personal nickname: Also known as pet name, shortened name, truncated name, alternate name, name derivative, associated name, hypocoristic form of a name, diminutized name, or diminuted name. Sometimes related to "alias."

Relating to given names

1. A nickname may be a hypocoristic form of a person's first name. This is often a simple abbreviation of the name. For most English names the shortened form is taken from the first syllable e.g. Walt for Walter. However in many other languages it is much more common to use the last syllable of the whole name e.g. Italian Nino for Giovanni (via Giovannino, which is a diminutive form of Giovanni). Some abbreviations can use the middle of a word e.g. Liz for Elizabeth. There are a few names for which an archaic pronunciation of the full name is preserved in the short name e.g. Rick for Richard indicates that the -ch- was originally pronounced as -ck-. Some other nicknames were created by rhyming the shortened form of the full name, such as Ted or Ned for Edward (Ed), Bill for William (Will), and Bob or Nob for Robert (Rob). For those abbreviations that do not begin with the same letter as the full name, see list of short name forms. Examples: A hypocoristic is a pet name or term of endearment. ... A diminutive is a formation of a word used to convey a slight degree of the root meaning, smallness of the object named, intimacy, or endearment. ... Common given names often evolve different-sounding diminutives over time, sometimes to the point that people forget the link between the full and short forms of the name and register what is traditionally only a diminutive as a formal birth name. ...

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2. A nickname may relate directly to a person's surname. Examples:

3. It may also relate indirectly to a surname. Examples: Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British politician, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. ...

4. A nickname may be based on a person's suffix, as to distinguish them from their namesake, as in:

• Junior, J.R. for someone who is a junior (Jr.)
• Deuce for someone who is the second (II)
• Trey, Tré, Trip for someone who is the third (III)
• Ivy, Ivey, I.V. for someone who is the fourth (IV)

5. A nickname may reflect a national or cultural style. In the United States, for instance, rhyming contractions or plays on a person's name are common, as in:

• Flo-Jo Florence Griffith Joyner
• Ho-Jo, any person named Howard Johnson or the chain of hotels with the same name
• J-Lo Jennifer Lopez
• A-Rod Alex Rodriguez

Calling a person by their initials is also common. Delorez Florence Griffith-Joyner a. ... Several prominent people have been named Howard Johnson: Howard Deering Johnson, founder of Howard Johnsons restaurants Howard Johnson, song lyricist Howard Johnson, Major League Baseball player Howard Johnson former president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Howard Johnson, jazz tuba and saxophone player Howard E. Johnson, swing saxophonist Howard... Jennifer Lynn López (born July 24, 1969) is a well-known American actress, pop/latin/R&B singer, fashion designer, and dancer. ... Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975 in New York City), nicknamed A-Rod, is a third baseman in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees. ...

6. Nicknames, whatever their original basis, may become cultural norms. 'Sis', (slang for 'sister') for example, is often picked up and used by all the members of a family, their friends and society at large. Similarly, 'Chip' (off the old block) and 'Junior' can be used for any youngster and the nickname may follow the person into adulthood.

Relating to culture/nationality

7. It may relate (offensively or otherwise) to a person's nationality or place of origin.

Main article: Offensive terms per nationality

Examples: To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

• Aussie for an Australian
• Beaner for a Mexican (Offensive, used in the USA, Canada)
• Bonians or Frog for a Frenchman (Offensive, used by English Navy during 19th century against Napoleon Bonaparte's Navy, mainly used by Britons)
• Canuck for a person from Canada
• Caper for a person from Cape Breton island in the province of Nova Scotia
• Fag for a homosexual (derogatory, usually refers to male homosexuals, more commonly used for cigarettes in the UK)
• Flip for a Filipino (derogatory, used by Americans in the early 1900s when the Philippine Islands was a U.S. Commonwealth; FLIP as an Acronym for Fucking Little Island People has questionable origins)
• Fritz for a German
• Geordie for a person from Newcastle Upon Tyne
• JapNip for a person from Japan (offensive, used around World War II)
• Chink for a person of Chinese or other East Asian descent (offensive, normally used by Britons)
• Dyke for a female homosexual (derogatory)
• Kimchi for a person from Korea
• Kiwi for a New Zealander
• Kraut for a German (offensive, used since World War II)
• Keling for an Indian (offensive)
• Charlie for a Vietcong (mainly used around Vietnam War)
• Harp for an Irish person
• Hong Kee for a Hongkonger (Used by some Malaysians and Singaporeans)
• Indon(s) for an Indonesian (used by Malaysians)
• Limey for an English person (U.S. usage); Pom or Pommy (Australian usage)
• Mac or Jock for a Scottish person
• 'Mank' for someone from Manchester, UK
• Mainlander for a person from The People's Republic of China, to distinguish them from Hongkonger or Taiwanese of Han Chinese ethnicity. Mainly used amoungst Asians
• Mick for an Irish or Catholic person (offensive)
• Newfie for a person from Newfoundland and Labrador
• Nigger for a person of African descent (derogatory, particularly if said by a person of non-African descent)
• Paddy for an Irish person
• Pinoy (or Noypi) for a Filipino person
• Polak, Pollok or Pollack for a person from Poland
• Pommy for an English person
• Queb' for a person from the province of Quebec
• Scouser for a person from Liverpool
• Reds for a communist person, especially for one from the Soviet Union
• Taff for a Welsh person
• Ruskies for a Russian
• 'Seppo' for a person from the United States - Australian slang, orig. British rhyming slang (Seppo - Septic - Septic Tank - Yank.)
• Tex for a person from Texas
• Tit for a person with a small brain
• Wack for a person from Liverpool (obsolete)
• Wog for a Westernised Oriental Gentleman, also a southern European (usually Italian or Greek)- Australian usage
• Yank or Yankee for a person from the United States, particularly those Americans from the U.S. Northeast (if used by someone from the U.S. South, the term is intended to be pejorative)

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Relating to personal characteristics

8. A nickname may relate to the person's occupation. Examples:

• MacGyver for someone who is good at fixing things
• Chips for a carpenter
• Sparky or Sparks for an electrician or radio operator
• Chief for a boss
• Skipper or Skip for a captain or boss

9. It may reference a person's physical characteristics. Examples: MacGyver was an American adventure television series about a laid-back, extremely resourceful ex-secret agent named Angus Mac MacGyver, played by Richard Dean Anderson. ... tools of a medieval carpenter, c. ... Sparky is a common nickname for people and animals. ... An electrician is a tradesman specializing in electrical wiring of buildings and related equipment. ...

• Baldy or Curly (ironic) for a bald person
• Tubby or Chubby for a fat person
• Lofty, Lanksta or Stretch for a tall person
• Four-eyes for a person with glasses (offensive)
• Specs for a person who wears glasses
• Wheels for a person who uses a wheelchair (generally considered offensive)
• Carrot,herring, bloodnut, Carrot Top, Red, Rusty or Firecrotch for a person with red hair
• Blondie for a person with blond hair
• Grey for a person who has a very Light Blue eye color, also called the Grey eye color.

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• Bluey for a person with red hair
• Tiny for a very large person
• Dulz for a cross eyed person (offensive)
• Shorty for a very tall person
• Slick for a clumsy, awkward or shy person
• Slim for a fat person

10. It may relate to a person's character, imagined or real. Examples:

• Grumpy
• Swotty
• Romeo

11. It may relate to a specific incident or action. Example: Capability Brown was so called because he used the word "capability" instead of "possibility". Other examples include: Chemical Ali and Comical Ali. Many fictional characters have nicknames relating to events: Examples include the Red Comet, White Tiger, Desert Tiger and Hawk of Endymion. Lancelot Brown (1716 – 6 February 1783), more commonly known as Capability Brown, was an English landscape gardener. ... Ali Hassan al-Majid Ali Hassan al-Majid (born 1941), is an Iraqi official and commander. ... Former Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf (Arabic محمد سعيد الصحاف also Mohammed Said al-Sahhaf) (born 1940) is a former Iraqi diplomat and politician. ... Char Aznable, as appeared in Mobile Suit Gundam: Chars Counterattack Char Aznable (シャア・アズナブル) is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam and its sequels, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Chars Counterattack, voiced by Shuichi Ikeda (Japanese), Michael Kopsa (English dub of original series and Chars... A fictional character from the Universal Century timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries. ... Andy on the bridge of the Archangel in Gundam SEED Destiny Andrew Andy Waltfeld (アンドリュー・バルトフェルド) is one ZAFTs best commanders and pilots. ... Mu La Flaga in Gundam SEED Destiny Mu La Flaga in Gundam SEED Mu La Flaga is character from the Cosmic Era timeline of the fictional Gundam anime metaseries. ...

12. It may compare the person with a famous or fictional character. Examples:

• Napoleon or Hitler for someone with a dictatorial manner

13. It may be related to their place of origin or place of residence. Examples: For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ... (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945) was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 and Führer (Leader) of Germany from 1934 until his death. ...

• Gloucester, Paul from Gloucester or PFG for someone named Paul who comes from a town called Gloucester.
• Robin Hood (Robin of Hood), a famous fictional character.

14. It may reference a person's political affiliation. Examples: Gloucester is a town and Local Government Area in the dairy country of the mid north of the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

• Dipper for a member of Canada's NDP Party.
• Tory for a person affiliated with Great Britain's Conservative Party

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Others

15. A famous person's nickname may be unique to them:

• Tippecanoe for William Henry Harrison
• Dubya for George W. Bush. Dubya is from the Texan pronunciation of 'w', Bush's middle initial.
• Jack The Dripper for painter Jackson Pollock who created many of his works by dripping paint over horizontal canvas

16. A person's nickname may have no traceable origin. For example, a person named "Harold" may be nicknamed "Fred" for no apparent reason, or a man who was named after a relative may ask his friends to call him "Chip" to avoid confusion. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States and former governor of Texas. ... Pollocks Galaxy, a part of the Joslyn Art Museums permanent collection Blue Poles Paul Jackson Pollock (January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956) was an influential American artist and a major force in the Abstract Expressionism movement. ...

Nicknames of geographical places

Cities

See also: list of city nicknames for a more comprehensive list. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

• Heart of America (It's near the geographical center of America), City of Fountains (It has the most public fountains of any U.S. city), KC (also KCK when referring specifically to Kansas City, Kansas, and KC Mo when referring specifically to Kansas City, Missouri) - Kansas City, Kansas and Missouri
• The Big Sweet Grass Basket, The Palmetto City, The Holy City, The Big C-H-S, The Marina City, Chucktown - Charleston, South Carolina
• Charm City - Baltimore, Maryland
• The Big Apple, "The City That Never Sleeps"- New York, New York
• "The Windy City", "Chi-Town", "Second City", "City of Big Shoulders", and "Hog-Butcher To The World" - Chicago, Illinois. (These last two are from the poem by Carl Sandburg; see also Nicknames for Chicago.)
• The Forest City - Cleveland, Ohio and London, Ontario
• The Big Easy - New Orleans, Louisiana
• Space City, Bayou City, H-Town, Oil Capital of the World - Houston, Texas
• The Holy City - Charleston, South Carolina
• Hotlanta/ATL/A-Town/The A - Atlanta, Georgia
• The Circle City, Indy, Nap Town (popular slang) - Indianapolis, Indiana
• Bluff City, City of Churches, Blues City,M-Town, The M - Memphis, Tennessee
• The Magic City - Birmingham, Alabama
• Mill City, City of Lakes, Twin Cities, Moscow on the Mississippi, San Francisco on the River - Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Brew City - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Motor City, De-twah (Mostly used by Michiganders), D-Town - Detroit, Michigan
• Music City, Cashville - Nashville, Tennessee
• The Big Smoke - London, United Kingdom, also Toronto, Canada
• "Hogtown", "T-Dot"; and Centre of the Universe - Toronto, Canada, often used negatively by Canadians who live outside of Toronto due to the fact that the city is one of the financial and cultural hubs of Canada and that there is a perceived bias towards Toronto by the Canadian media and its Prime Minister
• "The Hammer", "Hammertown" or "Steeltown" - Hamilton, Ontario
• Van City - Vancouver, British Columbia
• Beantown, The Hub - Boston, Massachusetts
• City of Angels, La La Land - Los Angeles, California
• Pearl of the Orient - Hong Kong and Manila both claim this nickname.
• Queen City of the South - Cebu City, Philippines
• Steel City - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• City of Brotherly Love - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• The Emerald City - Seattle, Washington
• The Gateway to the West, STL, The Lou - St. Louis, Missouri
• The Ingrown Empire - pejorative slang for the Inland Empire (Pacific Northwest) Spokane, Washington
• Crossroad of the Pacific - Honolulu, Hawaii
• The City of Lights and Flowers - Anchorage, Alaska
• Harbour City - Sydney, Australia
• City of Churches - Adelaide, Australia due to the overall large nature of them in this city.
• The Place to Be - Melbourne, Australia. Initially created by the local Government to describe the numerous world events Melbourne hosts each year.
• BrisVegas - Brisbane, Australia due to its similarities with LasVegas as far as weather, nightlife and general atttractions go
• Winterpeg or "The Peg" - Winnipeg, Canada Due to the city's extremely cold weather and the idea that Winnipeg is the geographic centre of Canada.
• The Bridge City, The Hub City - Saskatoon, Canada due to Saskatoon having many bridges relative to its population and being the "hub" along many provincial highways, with convenient routes to other centres in the province and beyond.
• J-Ville, "Where Florida Begins" - Jacksonville, Florida
• Big D - Dallas, Texas
• "Where the West Begins," Funkytown, FW (pronounced "EFF-dub") - Fort Worth, Texas
• BK/BX- Boroughs in New York City Brooklyn, New York and Bronx, New York
• "Vah-Beach" - Virginia Beach, Virginia
• The Rocket City - Huntsville, Alabama
• Peanut Capital of the World - Dothan, Alabama
• The Springs - Colorado Springs, Colorado

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Countries

• The Great White North - Canada
• The Land Down Under, Oz - Australia
• The Land of the Long White Cloud - New Zealand
• L'hexagone (The Hexagon) - France
• The Fine Country - Singapore - Often in a sarcastic or satirical manner, as to playfully describe the law enforcement of Singapore as corruption-free and highly efficient; however, the island nation is also widely accepted has been imposing high fines to minor offences such as littering with such high effienciency that granted such nickname to the nation.
• The Land of the Rising Sun - Japan
• The Pearl of the Orient Seas - Philippines
• Da Lu (mainland - lit. 'Big Land') - mainland China
• The States, America, Uncle Sam, Jesusland - United States (Jesusland is mostly the United States [1])
• The Emerald Isle - Ireland
• Blighty - Great Britain
• The Lucky Country - Australia
• The Country With no Nickname - Sweden

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Regions

• The Wet Coast - British Columbia, Canada; a play on "The West Coast" because that area of the country rains a lot
• Red states - states that strongly supported George W. Bush in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections
• Blue states - states that strongly supported Al Gore and John Kerry in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections, respectively
• The Deep South, Bible Belt - Southern U.S.
• The Dirty South (usually the South Eastern States but not limited to the whole Old South)
• The Left Coast - Washington, Oregon, and California, United States; due to their location in the country and general support of "the left" (liberal political ideology).
• Bridge of the World, Heart of the Universe (Spanish: Puente del Mundo, Corazón del Universo) - Republic of Panama; due to the convergence of the principal trade routes through its Panama Canal

Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo Area 944,735 km² (5th)  - Land 925,186 km²  - Water 19,549 km² (2. ... ... ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... The approximate extent of the Bible Belt, indicated in red A Bible Belt is an area in which Christian Evangelical Protestantism is a pervasive or dominant part of the culture. ... Look up liberal on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Liberal may refer to: Politics: Liberalism American liberalism, a political trend in the USA Political progressivism, a political ideology that is for change, often associated with liberal movements Liberty, the condition of being free from control or restrictions Liberal Party, members of...

Nicknames for political terms

• Red - a communist, but can also mean a rebel who is against the government; inclining towards the left wing politically, as in a "Red Tory" in Canada, that is, a moderate conservative; also, ironically, a member or supporter of the United States Republican Party
• Blue - a member or supporter of the United States Democratic Party; a supporter of the Conservatives in Canada -- and a "Blue Tory" is a right wing conservative
• Pinko - a borderline communist
• Hawk - a person who supports and pursues aggressive foreign policies, such as going to war in order to achieve his/her goals
• Dove - a person who supports and pursues peaceful means to conduct foreign policy, as opposed to war
• Skinhead - a neo-Nazi or a white supremacist
• Tory - a person belonging to the Conservative Party in Britain and Canada
• Grit - a person belonging to the Liberal Party in Canada
• The Little Red Book - the book that contains quotations from Chairman Mao Zedong, often called that because the book itself has a red cover and small enough to fit into a pocket

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Nicknames for some common items

• boob tube, idiot box, telly, TV, goggle-box (UK) - television
• bug or VW bug - Volkswagen Beetle
• head - toilet on a ship
• loo, john, potty, bog - toilet
• Old Glory - the Flag of the United States

The VW Type 1, which was called the Beetle or Bug or Käfer (in German), is a small family car, the best known car of Volkswagen, one of the best known cars from Germany, and one of the most recognisable and distinctive cars in the world. ... Flush toilet A toilet is a plumbing fixture and a disposal system primarily intended for the disposal of the bodily wastes urine and feces. ... Italian ship-rigged vessel Amerigo Vespucci in New York Harbor, 1976 A ship is a large, sea-going watercraft, sometimes with multiple decks. ... Flush toilet A toilet is a plumbing fixture and a disposal system primarily intended for the disposal of the bodily wastes urine and feces. ... Flag ratio: 10:19 Flag ratio is not set, but is often 4:5 bearing a gold fringe around three edges when displayed indoors or on parade. ...

Nicknames for professions

• Blue (southern US), Stripes, Zebra, Sisco - referee
• Beancounter - accountant
• Chippie, Wood Butcher - carpenter
• Chaps - chaplain in the Navy or Marine Corp
• Copper, Cozzer (Brit.), Bobby (Brit.), The Fuzz (plural), Cop, Pig/Bacon, Flatfoot, Blueboy, Po-po - police officer
• Doc, Sawbones, Quack - doctor
• Fed - agent from the Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Foodie - chef
• Geo - geologist or geophysicist
• Loan Shark - a loan salesman
• Narc - an undercover cop
• Roomie - hotel employee
• Roughneck - oil rigger
• Sawbones - surgeon
• Shark, Ambulance Chaser, Shyster - lawyer
• Shovelbums - archaeological field technicians
• Shrink - psychiatrist
• Spook (usually a plural) - (U.S. military) intelligence agent

A referee is a person who has authority to make decisions about play in many sports. ... Accountant was also the makers name for a replacement for the Douglas_DC-3 Dakota aircraft. ... Accountancy (British English) or accounting (American English) is the process of maintaining, auditing, and processing financial information for business purposes. ... tools of a medieval carpenter, c. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Police. ... Official FBI Seal The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a Federal criminal investigative and intelligence agency which is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... Cooks in training in Paris Chef is a term commonly used to refer to an individual who cooks professionally. ... A geologist is a contributor to the science of geology, studying the physical structure and processes of the Earth. ... Geophysics, the study of the earth by quantitative physical methods, especially by seismic reflection and refraction, gravity, magnetic, electrical, electromagnetic, and radioactivity methods. ... Roughneck -- slang term for an unskilled or slightly skilled labourer in a number of industries. ... Surgeon may refer to: a practitioner of surgery the moniker of British electronic music producer and DJ, Anthony Child; see Surgeon (musician) This is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with the same title. ... A lawyer is a person qualified to give legal advice who advises clients in legal matters and represents them in courts of law and in other forms of dispute resolution. ... ShovelBums is a free service for all levels of archaeology and Cultural Resources Management (CRM) employment. ... Psychiatry is a branch of medicine that studies and treats mental and emotional disorders (see mental illness). ... The following is a partial list of current intelligence agencies. ...

Nicknames for companies

• "Big Blue" - IBM, computer hardware/software manufacturer
• "The Big Eye" - CBS, broadcasting network
• "Bloblaws" or "Blah-Blahs" - Loblaws, Canadian supermarket chain
• "BK Lounge" - Burger King, global fast-food chain
• "Crapple" - Apple Computers, a good computer and software manufacturer
• "Gold Mansacks" - Goldman Sachs, investment banking firm
• "Great Yellow Father" - Eastman Kodak
• "Ho-Jo" - Howard Johnson
• "Jacques Penné" - JCPenney clothing stores
• "K-Fry" or "K-Fried" - KFC, American fried chicken restaurant chain
• "The Little Thief" - Little Chef, UK roadside restaurant
• "Lose-It" - Loomis, Canadian courier company
• "Ma Bell" - AT&T, American telephone company
• "Marks & Sparks" - Marks & Spencer, British department store chain
• "Mickey D's", "McDeath", "Rotten Ronnie's", "McDogchow", "McDick's", "McConvicts", "MacDo" mainly in France, though former usage common in Australia in addition to Australian "Macca's" - McDonald's, global fast-food chain
• "Monkey Ward" - Montgomery Wards Department Store chain
• "M$," "Micro$loth," "Micro$haft" or "The Borg" - Microsoft, American software company
• "Mothercorp" - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canadian national broadcaster
• "OOPS" - UPS, American courier service
• "Pizza Slut", "Pizza Smut" - Pizza Hut, Global pizza chain
• "Scan dick", "Scandalic" - Scandic
• "Skandial" - Skandia
• "Sooner-or-Later" - Purolator, Canadian courier company
• "Tar-Get" ("Get" pronounced "zhay")- Target retail store chain.
• "Timmy's," "Tim's" or "Timmy Ho's" - Tim Hortons, Canadian coffee and doughnut chain
• "Taco Hell", "Toxic Hell", "Baco Tell", "Taco Smell" - Taco Bell fast-food restaurant chain
• "Wally World" or "Mall-Wart" - Wal-Mart, global chain of retail stores.
• "Weggies" - Wegmans Food Market inc.
• "Office Despot" - Office Depot, chain of office supply stores.

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM, or colloquially, Big Blue; NYSE: IBM) is a computer technology firm headquartered in Armonk, NY, USA. The company, which was founded in 1888 and incorporated June 15, 1911, manufactures and sells computer hardware, software, infrastructure services, hosting services, and consulting services. ... CBS (an acronym for Columbia Broadcasting System, the former legal name of the network) is one of the largest television networks, and formerly one of the largest radio networks, in the United States. ... Loblaws is a supermarket chain of 68 stores, headquartered in Toronto, with stores across Ontario and Quebec. ... This article is about the fast food restaurant. ... Apple Computer, Inc. ... The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the remainder of this article may require cleanup. ... Several prominent people have been named Howard Johnson: Howard Deering Johnson, founder of Howard Johnsons restaurants Howard Johnson, song lyricist Howard Johnson, Major League Baseball player Howard Johnson former president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Howard Johnson, jazz tuba and saxophone player Howard E. Johnson, swing saxophonist Howard... J. C. Penney Company, Inc. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Little Chef is a chain of roadside restaurants in the United Kingdom, founded in 1958 and since 20 October 2005 owned by The Peoples Restaurant Group Ltd, a company belonging to British catering entrepreneurs Simon Heath and Lawrence Wosskow. ... Loomis may refer to: Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, CT, originally known as The Loomis Institute Loomis, California Loomis, Nebraska Loomis, South Dakota Alfred Lee Loomis. ... AT&T Inc. ... Marks & Spencer plc (known also as M&S and sometimes colloquially as Marks and Sparks or Markss) is a British retailer. ... McDonalds Sekime national route store (Osaka, Japan) McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants. ... Montgomery Ward (popularly known as Wards) was an American department store chain, founded as the worlds first mail order business in 1872 by Aaron Montgomery Ward. ... The Borg or Borg Collective is a race of cyborgs in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT, SEHK: 4338) is an international computer technology corporation with 2005 global annual sales of close to $40 billion USD and about 64,000 employees in 85 countries and regions which develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products for computing devices. ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the countrys national radio and television broadcaster. ... United Parcel Service, Inc. ... Typical small town location in the U.S. Midwest. ... Skandia is a Swedish insurance company that was started in 1855. ... Purolator is a Canadian courier service owned primarily by Canada Post. ... Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) was founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1962. ... Tim Hortons Inc. ... Taco Bell is a fast-food restaurant chain which is a division of Yum! Brands, Inc. ... Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ...

Nicknames for universities

• "Ikey" for student from University of Cape Town, South Africa
• "Matie" for student from University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
• "The U" for University of Miami Football Program, University of Utah, University of Minnesota
• "U-Dub" for University of Washington
• "Cal" for University of California, Berkeley
• "Bobby-Gee's" for Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland
• "Mizzou" for University of Missouri - Columbia
• "Ole Miss" for University of Mississippi
• "Wazzu" for Washington State University
• "UConn" for University of Connecticut
• "UMass" for University of Massachusetts
• "Vandy" for