nicknames
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For decades, the town has relied on finding houses by their whimsical nicknames.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
"One of the many things I regret is that I hurt so many people by giving them nasty nicknames, and above all that I was unkind to the children of celebrities."
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Historically, full Moons were given nicknames to help keep track of time and monitor the changing seasons.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
That is, the boisterous Boston guy who calls buddies only by their nicknames, lets everyone at the bar know about it when his team wins and would sacrifice their first born if Brady asked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
Plus it has the worst nicknames: “horse,” right?
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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