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As with most countries, the United Kingdom has many nicknames for residents of its cities and regions. For example, residents of Liverpool are referred to as Liverpudlians or Scousers. Some of these names are a badge of pride, in other cases they can be considered offensive. // A nickname is a name of an entity or thing that is not its proper name. ... For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ...

Aberdeen 

Sheep-shagger, CNUTS

Barnsley 

Dingles [offensive, mostly used by the people of Sheffield]

Birkenhead

Plastic Scouser, Plazzie [offensive, the term is used for people who pretend to be scousers or for having an over the top scouse accent. It is sometimes used to refer to residents of Runcorn and Widnes for the same reasons.]

Bristol 

Brizzle

Birmingham 

Brummie

Black Country 

Yam-Yam

Burnley 

Dingle

Caithness 

Gallach

Camborne (Cornwall) 

Merry-Jack, Mera-Jack

Cardiff 

Cardiffian, Kairdiffian

Ceredigion 

Cardi

Cheshire 

Cestrian

Chesterfield 

Cestrefeldrian, Chessie Whipper

Cornwall

Chuff, Emmett (for people not from Cornwall)

Darwen 

Darrener

Devon 

Crawler

Dundee 

Dundonian, Coagie

Edinburgh 

Edinbronian, Edinbugger, Edinbourgeois, Edin, The Burgh

England 

Sassenach, Nigel, Guffie (in Northeast Scotland), Sais, Englisch

Fraserburgh 

Brocher

Glasgow 

Keelie, Weegie,Weedgie, Soap-dodger

Grimsby 

Codhead, Grimbarian

Guernsey 

Donkey

Hartlepool 

Monkey Hanger or Poolie

Hertfordshire 

Hawbuck, Hedgehog

Hull 

Codhead, Mudrat

Kirkcaldy 

Langtonian

Ireland 

Paddy, Bog Wog, Bog Trotter

Isle of Sheppey 

Swampie (because most of Sheppey is marshland)

Isle of Wight 

Caulkhead (named after the caulking of boats), Grockle - used for non-Islanders, especially tourists

Jersey 

Crapaud

Kirriemuir 

Kirriemairian

Leeds 

Loiner, Leodsian or Leodensian

Leicester 

Chisit

Leigh 

Lobbygobbler

Lincolnshire 

Yellowbelly (after a species of frog common in the Lincolnshire Fens. According to Brewers Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, published in the mid 1800s, a yellow belly applies only to those people who live in the fens of Lincolnshire AND East Anglia and were so called because of the frogs native to those parts. So a yellowbelly is not unique to Lincolnshire folk.)

Liverpool 

Liverpudlian, Scouse, Scouser, Woollyback (for any person not from Liverpool).

Llanelli 

Turk

London 

Cockney (though strictly speaking, a Cockney has to be born within earshot of the Bow Bells), Londoner, L-Town, L-City, LD

Luton 

Lutonian, Hatter

Manchester 

Mancunian, Manc

Middlesbrough 

Smoggy, Smog-monster

Neath 

Abbey-Jack

Newcastle 

Geordie, Novocastrian

Northamptonshire 

Cobbler

Northern England 

Northerner, Northern Monkey, Tray Bake

North Wales 

Gog, Swallow (a non-local or tourist, derived from their perceived habit of arriving in the summer and making a mess)

Norwich (Norfolk)

Carrot cruncher, country bumpkin, Norfolk dumpling

Peterborough 

Peterborians

Peterhead 

Bluemogganer, Blue-Tooner

Plymouth 

Janner, Swilly, Devvy, Devvylander

Portsmouth 

Skate

Rotherham 

Toy Town (offensive term used by fans of both Sheffield football clubs and directed at the town of Rotherham in general);

Scotland 

Jocks, Jockroach, Porridge Wog, Sawnie, Whisky-Breath, Sweatie (from rhyming slang, 'sweaty sock = Jock), Haggis

Sheffield 

Dee-dar (often used by people from Barnsley) muppets, Steely

Shropshire 

Salopian

Swansea 

Jack

Southern England 

Southerner, Southern Nancy, Southern Softie, Southern Fairy, Shandy Swiller.

Staffordshire 

Potter

Stockport 

Stopfordian

Stoke-on-Trent 

Clay-head

Sunderland 

Mackem

Sutherland 

Cattach

Wales 

Taffy, Trog, Sheep-Shaggers

Walsall 

Saddler

Warrington 

Wire, Wirepuller (after the local wire industry), Wozza

Weymouth and Portland 

Grockle (a non-local or tourist), Kimberlin (Portland name for a person from Weymouth)

Wigan 

Pie-Eater, Purrer

Wiltshire 

Moonraker

Yorkshire 

Tyke, off-comed'uns (traditionally used to refer to those not from Yorkshire), Yorkie

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See also

• Demonym