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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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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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    Jo Johannsen
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just getting in my quotidian ration of sesquipedalian verbage. I love words! Not to impress, but to enjoy.

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    Claire Stanfield
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you hear "if you're so clever" or "if you're so smart", buckle up - it's about to get wild.

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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    so ooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh so topographical and so feature

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honest question, have they, umm... heard of "school"? I swear it's not a made-up word.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Germany some people get mad if you use words with more than seventeen syllables.

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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.😂

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Usually I hear something like "Thanks, I was almost out of change" when I do that.

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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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...

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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this is not being teased more of the weirdest way soeone egot mad

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    Cadena Norton
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Take it as a compliment, and think how much knowledge you have gained as compared to others!

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I assume the end of that sentence was - "with a sponge" I mean 9 year olds can be weird, but most of them are made to have a wash every now and then.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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).

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would have told them that the color "teal" derives from teal ducks, who have blue or green markings on their heads or speculums (wing patches) in most species. And I would have been called "Sheldon Cooper" forever after.

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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What does being the techincal director of a software company have to do with the price of fish? Software companies are rarely known for their linguistic skills. It's not a word I would use as it sounds pretentious, but it is just a variation on contemporary.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Yes, actually a few dictionaries. But if you swallow just one I think it will help you immensely."

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never heard that word before...TIL about the word "otiose." Meaning; Serving no practical purpose or result. Also synonymous to ' indolent or idle'.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's actually a cool nickname, even if it wasn't given in a spirit of kindness and good fellowship.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What did you do? Use Bing? Now if you'd used Wolfram Alpha, then that title would have been deserved! LOL

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