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HelpRe: Silly, fun nicknames
in reply to a message by Kalon
Our family never had a nickname thing. At best our "nicknames" are banter-insults like "gobshite". My brother and I greet each other by saying "fuck off!" / "no you fuck off!" or a muttered "dickhead" as we pass each other as part of our daily routine, and our uncle John calls us "shitheads" amongst other things
But my friend's family called their baby cousin Nunu (Noo-Noo / Nou-Nou etc etc?). I'm not sure what it was short for or how it was stylised.
The same friend's mother used to call me "Lotty-Duncan", a family friend calls me "Char-Lotty" and I was "Little Charlotte" to the family of my brother's friend to their "Big Charlotte"
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"one particular boogie will move mirror massaging with stirring crepe mixture, positioning loaves while in the furnace then toting items in containers" ~ best Russian daing sites (guest, 198.144.149.xxx) (2020)
But my friend's family called their baby cousin Nunu (Noo-Noo / Nou-Nou etc etc?). I'm not sure what it was short for or how it was stylised.
The same friend's mother used to call me "Lotty-Duncan", a family friend calls me "Char-Lotty" and I was "Little Charlotte" to the family of my brother's friend to their "Big Charlotte"
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"one particular boogie will move mirror massaging with stirring crepe mixture, positioning loaves while in the furnace then toting items in containers" ~ best Russian daing sites (guest, 198.144.149.xxx) (2020)
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In South Africa, a nunu is (an informal name for) a crawling insect. Or maybe also a lizard? And is also sometimes used with humorous intent for babies. Is there a South African connection in your friend's family?
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Not that I can remember; they were all milkbottle white and at most probably from Ireland, Scotland or Wales at some point. Their surname is of British origin and they struggled financially. I knew both her immediate family and parts of their extended family (she was my best friend from age 3) and I think it's more likely their family have been in England both on and under the poverty line for generations.
It's possible there's a South African connection somewhere, but not as far as I'm aware
It's possible there's a South African connection somewhere, but not as far as I'm aware
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