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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 .
Australian slang for 'an Australian person or thing'. Women's: Southern Stars [3] [4] [5] The team was formerly known as the Southern Stars. In 2017, Cricket Australia overhauled its approach to the women's game, dropping the team title to bring the team at par with the nickname-less men's side. [6] [7] 1948 Men's team in England: The ...
[1] A nickname is often considered desirable, symbolising a form of acceptance, but can sometimes be a form of ridicule. A moniker also means a nickname or personal name. The word often distinguishes personal names from nicknames that became proper names out of former nicknames. English examples are Bob and Rob, nickname variants for Robert.
[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]
Also used in Australia to refer to the Australian Federal Police, and in London as general slang for the Metropolitan Police Service. [23] Federales Spanish, the Mexican Federal Police. The term gained widespread usage by English speakers due to its popularization in films. The term is a cognate and counterpart to the slang "Feds" in the United ...
The origin of the term bogan is unclear; both the Macquarie Dictionary and the Australian Oxford Dictionary cite the origin as unknown. [6] Some Sydney residents' recollection is that the term is based on the concept that residents of the western suburbs (stereotyped as "Westies") displayed what are now termed "bogan" characteristics and that an individual who displayed these characteristics ...
Bluey is Australian slang for a redhead (usually a man).. As a nickname, Bluey may refer to: . Bluey Adams (1935–2019), Australian rules football player; Derek Arnold (born 1941), New Zealand rugby union player
The Russian-Australian boxing champion Kostya Tszyu was nicknamed “The Thunder from Down Under”, as is Australian snooker player Neil Robertson. When the then Miss Australia Jennifer Hawkins was crowned as Miss Universe 2004 in Quito , Ecuador , she was called by the same nickname by host Billy Bush .