It’s always interesting to find out some people’s nicknames that they used to or still have and what is the story behind these names. Having this in mind, one Twitter user called @Lapsedcat decided to share the story of how he became known as “Mr Words” in the office by using the word “trebuchet”. This tweet that received more than 12K likes encouraged other people online to share some bizarre yet hilarious reasons that they got teased for and “earned” some funny nicknames. A lot of these people got their nicknames because of the wording they used in their speech that seemed too complicated for others to understand and rather became a perfect way to tease them for knowing some more complex words.
Which one of these stories did you appreciate the most? Do you have your own experience to share? Don’t forget to leave your thoughts in the comments down below!
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I had my English 101 professor tell me that "amongst" was not a word. She actually marked points off my essay because I used it several times.
Just getting in my quotidian ration of sesquipedalian verbage. I love words! Not to impress, but to enjoy.
When you hear "if you're so clever" or "if you're so smart", buckle up - it's about to get wild.
so ooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh so topographical and so feature
Honest question, have they, umm... heard of "school"? I swear it's not a made-up word.
In Germany some people get mad if you use words with more than seventeen syllables.
I just read "antidisestablishmentarianism" and "twat" in one thought-process and that somehow de-escalated something in my brain from a 100 to 0 real quick.😂
I had to pretend I couldn't read or write in 2nd grade...the teacher was angry child hating HAG who paddled me in front of the class because she caught me reading & writing cursive & we "weren't Doing That Until third grade"...literally ruined my education...I was afraid to be smart. Welcome to PS circa 1966 in Arkansas...
I'm really trying hard to imagine a "plate" face 😂 [Edit: FOUND IT FOUND IT!! https://preview.redd.it/72djloglrtf81.png?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=79b225a7b2111ca68cd66d1db9948b4a772b572c
I got my husband a shirt that said fight apathy...or don't. He went to pick up food and told me the girl at the counter liked his shirt but asked what apathy meant. Apparently he didn't know either. Good thing he's pretty
Take it as a compliment, and think how much knowledge you have gained as compared to others!
My eldest, when she was 3, started crying when asked to eat something she didn't like. She finally blurted out that 'it's disgusting'. English isn't even her first language, so hearing such a big word from a three-year-old made us laugh hard (and we didn't make her eat it).
Have received several upvotes on a comment earlier this week just for using the word "opine", I'm feeling very seen right now (in a possibly good way?). What makes me sad is the anti-intellectual turn many western countries have taken recently that this is becoming increasingly common. The whole "we've had enough of experts" opinion from the former education minister back in 2016 now seems like something we shouldn't have been surprised by.
"Anti-intellectual in many western countries"...I would have forgiven 🙏 you for saying the collective IQ of the entire 🇺🇸 dropped to below 40 in 2016 with the election of the Hair 🦰Bear...Tragic but true...Pray for US in 2024 cuz if America gets any Greaterer I'm pulling Moms Canadian Card and heading North!!😈
Load More Replies...The worship of ignorance (and the anger that any hint of education or intellectualism ignites among so many) is profoundly depressing. This whole post made me lose the will to live. Sigh.
It makes me want to no longer amend my vocabulary and speech patterns so much, based on the audience.
Load More Replies...Once I put a sticky on a stack of fax transmission sheets that said, "peruse and file accordingly." And one of the attorneys I worked for told me to speak English.
Really? Because peruse is a word commonly used in law, and us in fact usually a billing item.
Load More Replies...Have received several upvotes on a comment earlier this week just for using the word "opine", I'm feeling very seen right now (in a possibly good way?). What makes me sad is the anti-intellectual turn many western countries have taken recently that this is becoming increasingly common. The whole "we've had enough of experts" opinion from the former education minister back in 2016 now seems like something we shouldn't have been surprised by.
"Anti-intellectual in many western countries"...I would have forgiven 🙏 you for saying the collective IQ of the entire 🇺🇸 dropped to below 40 in 2016 with the election of the Hair 🦰Bear...Tragic but true...Pray for US in 2024 cuz if America gets any Greaterer I'm pulling Moms Canadian Card and heading North!!😈
Load More Replies...The worship of ignorance (and the anger that any hint of education or intellectualism ignites among so many) is profoundly depressing. This whole post made me lose the will to live. Sigh.
It makes me want to no longer amend my vocabulary and speech patterns so much, based on the audience.
Load More Replies...Once I put a sticky on a stack of fax transmission sheets that said, "peruse and file accordingly." And one of the attorneys I worked for told me to speak English.
Really? Because peruse is a word commonly used in law, and us in fact usually a billing item.
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