Nickname in school
By peachpurple
@peachpurple (13962)
Malaysia
September 14, 2017 11:36am CST
Back in 1980's , I was given a nickname in school by my classmates. I was short-sighted, so my dad took me to a optician to get a pair of glasses for my eyesight.
You know back in those days, the spectacle frames are thick, squarish and orbit. When I mentioned "Orbit" it doesn't mean that the spectacles was round in shape but NERDY, yes that is the word.
So, my friends claimed that I looked alike a "gold fish", so that is how I had a nickname in school.
What is your nickname in school?
Do you hate it?
I hated my nickname!
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11 responses
@Christinb (390)
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14 Sep 17
I was nicknamed 'skinnylegs' because I was the skinniest girl in the class BT now am Bigger
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@peachpurple (13962)
• Malaysia
14 Sep 17
Skinnylegs is better than the opposite, right? You must slim and elegant, right?
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@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
14 Sep 17
You aren't alone in this, I was given a nickname in 6th grade, that stuck for a lot of years. 'Skeeter' One little red-haired boy by the name of Ronnie, use to tease me every single day. When I got tired of this, I'd try to punch him in the arm. Of course, he loved it! Then he'd say to his friends, 'Hey, are the mosquitoes biting you, too?' He'd proceed to laugh and itch his arm, where I'd just hit him! He gave me the nickname, 'Skeeter', short for mosquito.
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@peachpurple (13962)
• Malaysia
14 Sep 17
OIC, that is so bad of him to call you that.
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@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
14 Sep 17
@peachpurple Actually, it was rather funny at the time, but had no idea the name would stick!
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@velvet53 (22534)
• Palisade, Colorado
18 Sep 17
@peachpurple grasshopper, butterfly, sando are just a few.
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@peachpurple (13962)
• Malaysia
18 Sep 17
@velvet53 butterfly is nice, grasshopper.... why?
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
15 Sep 17
I tried to get a nickname, Dennie, but nobody outside of Scout camp called me that.
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
15 Sep 17
@peachpurple The boy version is spelled Denny, but they sound alike.
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@peachpurple (13962)
• Malaysia
15 Sep 17
I thought that is a male name? Dennie sounds alike Denise
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
15 Sep 17
@peachpurple That's a bunch of bullies for you.
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@peachpurple (13962)
• Malaysia
15 Sep 17
Kids would give nicknames for the weaker ones, kind of bully.
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@Purpleflower05 (132)
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15 Sep 17
I didn't had a nickname in school but my friends keep teasing me with my name because they add another letter to it to make it sound funny and I hated that. But anyway, those were years ago and we were still kids then.... :-)
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@peachpurple (13962)
• Malaysia
15 Sep 17
that was very mean of them, I hate those students who poke fun of other people name. Horrible bunch of kids aren't they?
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@peachpurple (13962)
• Malaysia
15 Sep 17
@Purpleflower05 I guess that you are right after all
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@Purpleflower05 (132)
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15 Sep 17
@peachpurple yes they were at that time but we've all outgrown them and just laughed them off everytime we had reunions :-) those were just part of being children..
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
17 Sep 17
I had a teacher that made a nickname for me that was not flattering. However, a fellow student used it once. I beat him up and nobody else used it except the teacher. I should have beaten him up too. 
@prashu228 (37524)
• India
14 Sep 17
I don't have nickname. But some used to call me prashu ..
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@prashu228 (37524)
• India
15 Sep 17
@peachpurple prashu doesn't mean anything as far as I know, it's part of my name
@Shiva49 (26684)
• Singapore
15 Sep 17
@peachpurple Mostly related to the physical characteristics of the person such as "beanpole" or others like "busybody", "poison" etc - siva
@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
14 Sep 17
Nothing wrong with nerdy. I didn't really have a nicname myself... I like yours though! Cute@
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@peachpurple (13962)
• Malaysia
15 Sep 17
Gold fish? Nah... I don't like being called a nerdy girl. They said I am outdated, old fashion
@anorona (225)
• Philippines
15 Sep 17
@peachpurple Sounds weird though. 
I really dont know that time how would I feel whenever they call me "Metric".
I really dont know that time how would I feel whenever they call me "Metric".