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Pages in category "Lists of people with nickname by occupation" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
[15] 69% opposed a national nickname, partly from a sense of decorum [16] and partly because the best names were already taken by other teams. [16] [17] Athletics Australia held a competition for a nickname for its squad for the 2001 World Athletics Championships. [18] The winning entry was "the Diggers", from the nickname for ANZAC soldiers. [18]
This is a list of nickname-related list articles on Wikipedia. A nickname is "a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name." [ 1 ] A nickname is often considered desirable, symbolising a form of acceptance, but can sometimes be a form of ridicule.
If you've ever watched the NBC-TV hit show 'The Office,' you probably know some of the funny nicknames that the characters end up living with every day at work. There's Jim, the "Big Tuna" or ...
Scotty from Marketing became a common nickname due to Morrison's perceived poor response to the 2019 Australian bushfires. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] It originated in an article on satirical web site The Betoota Advocate during the bushfires.
Print/export Download as PDF; ... Pages in category "Australian slang" ... This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi;
The list of regional nicknames used in English language includes nicknames for people based on their locality of origin (birthplace, place of permanent residence, or family roots). Nicknames based on the country (or larger geopolitical area) of origin may be found in the List of ethnic slurs .
The Australian author Bryce Courtenay created Louie the Fly as a copywriter for the advertising agency McCann Erickson. [8] James Joseph White wrote the jingle, Geoffrey Morgan Pike created the animation and Louie was voiced by actor Ross Higgins . [ 9 ]