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Nickname Personal name Notes Poppy George H. W. Bush [1] 41st President of the United States, George W. Bush's father Bushie Laura Bush [2] 43rd First Lady of the United States, George W. Bush's wife. Nickname is mutual.
Some nicknames are used in a neutral sense, a positive sense, or in an ironic way mocking the positive sense: W - distinguishing son from father by his middle initial; Dubya - folksy Texan pronunciation of his middle initial W; GW - the initials of both his first and middle names; Bush II - implying a dynastic succession from father to son
During his time in the White House, President George W. Bush was known for his love of giving other people nicknames — "Pootie Poot" (Russian President Vladimir Putin), "Bushie," (First Lady ...
Children's rhyme used when a person makes a fool of himself and/or is a sore loser. Piet Pompies – used to identify an anonymous man, similar to Joe Soap. plaas se prys - lit. "the price of a farm". Refers to anything that is considered too expensive regardless of its actual worth, considering that a farm is one of the most expensive pieces ...
It is widely held that before the 1950s and 1960s, most African-American names closely resembled those used within European-American culture. [4] Even within the European American population, a few very common names were given to babies of that era, with nicknames often used to distinguish among various people with the same name. [5]
Barbara Bush shared the nickname that her dad, former President George W. Bush, gave her baby, Cora Georgia.
In 2001, Bush poked fun at himself at the annual Radio & Television Correspondents Dinner (now the White House Correspondents Dinner), delivering a monologue reacting and responding to his Bushisms. [11] The term Bushism has become part of popular folklore and is the basis of a number of websites and published books. It is often used to ...
The Bush family is an American political family that has played a prominent role in American politics since the 1950s, foremost as the first family of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and again from 2001 to 2009, during the respective presidencies of George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush.