137 Nicknames For People You Might Know

137 Nicknames For People You Might Know

1 grit: As rough as they come

10 mm Socket: Can never be found when you need him

2-Stroke: Hard to start and always smoking

Ace: Excels at everything

Air Con: Only works part-time

Anchor: Weighs everyone down

Backseat Driver: Always giving unwanted advice

Bilby: Digs deep

Blister: Appears when the hard work is done

Blowfly: Always buzzing around, annoying everyone

Blueprint: Always planning, never doing

Bluey: Red-haired person

Boomerang: Always comes back

Boss: Naturally takes command

Bottle: Empty from the neck up

Brake Pad: Gets worn out easily then starts to squeal

Brick Wall: Always blocking progress

Broken Arrow: Doesn’t work and can’t be fired

Brolga: Always dancing around issues

Brumby: Wild and free-spirited

Bush Turkey: Makes a mess of everything

Bushranger: Always holding everyone up

Butterfingers: Always dropping the ball

Candle: Burns out quickly

Cane Toad: Sits down every time he stops working

Captain: Steers the team

Chatterbox: Talks more than works

Chief: Takes charge

Cockatoo: Loud and attention-seeking

Cold Sore: No matter how much crap you put on them, they keep coming back

Commander: Leads with authority

Cordless: Charges all night but only works for 2 hours

Couch Potato: Never leaves his seat

Croc: Snaps easily

Daisy: Some days he is here, some days he isn’t

Dead End: Never leads anywhere useful

Dead Weight: Hard to move and useless

Deck Chair: Always folds under pressure

Devondale: Always does the cream jobs

Dingbat: Always confused

Dingo: Untrustworthy

Director: Always in control

Doona: Never gets out of bed

Dustpan: Only comes out after the mess

Echidna: Prickly and hard to get close to

Echo: Always repeats what others say

Egon: Where has he gone again?

Emu: Runs away from trouble

English Fog: Won’t lift anything

Feta: Always crumbles under pressure

Fire Drill: Always causing a panic

Fixer: Solves problems effortlessly

Flash: Super fast in everything

Flat Battery: Always out of energy

Fossil: Old and outdated

Frosty: Cold and distant

G-Spot: You can never find him

Galah: Foolish and loud

Genius: Solves problems with ease

Glitch: Always messing things up

Goanna: Always sunning themselves

Golf Ball: Hard to find

Grenade: Always waiting for him to pull the pin

Handbrake: Slows everyone else down

Harvey Norman: It's been 3 years with no interest

Helium: Always full of hot air

High Beam: Always in your face

Hostage: Always tied up with something

Houdini: Escapes difficult situations

Iceberg: Mostly hidden and hard to get through to

Kangaroo: Always on the hop

Kinder Surprise: Melts in the heat

Koala: Sleeps all day

Kookaburra: Always laughing at their own jokes

Ladder: Always trying to get higher

Lantern: Not very bright, always has to be carried

Lawnmower: Always cutting things short

Leech: Sucks the life out of everyone

Lightning: Can never hit the same spot twice

Limo: Carries 8 other people

Limp Biscuit: Soft and useless

Magician: Makes challenges disappear

Magpie: Always takes shiny things

Mastercard: Always takes credit for someone else’s work

Morphine: Slow-moving dope

Muffler: Always exhausted

Mule: Takes on heavy loads

Mushroom: Kept in the dark and fed bullshit

Napoleon: Short and overcompensating

Noodles: Thinks all jobs take 2 minutes

Pack Mule: Always carrying everyone's load

Paper Straw: Works but not for long

Pelican: Big mouth, eats a lot

Perth: Always 3 hours behind everyone else

Ping Pong: Always back and forth without any results

Platypus: Boss’s son; protected species

Pluto: Far out and not very bright

Possum: Only comes out at night

Pothole: Always in the road

Quokka: Always smiling but not much use

Rally Car: Handles all terrains

Rocket: Shoots off quickly

Rubber Band: Stretches the truth

Salty: Tough as nails

Scrap Paper: Always leftover and useless

Seaweed: Just floats around all day and stinks

Sensor Light: Only works if someone walks past

Shadow: Always lurking but never doing anything

Shania: Doesn’t impress you much

Show Bag: Quite simply, full of shit

Sideshow Bob: Always clowning around

Slinky: Good for nothing but fun to push down the stairs

Snail: Always slow and steady

Speed Bump: Slows everyone down

Spider: Weaves a web of lies

Sprinter: Always fast off the mark

Static: Always causing interference

Stingray: Stands around with hands on hips (aka safety officers)

Swagman: Always drifting from place to place

Swiss Cheese: Full of holes

Tassie Devil: Always in a rush

Tea Towel: Always hanging around the kitchen

Teflon: Nothing ever sticks to him

Torch: Only shines when things are dark

Trapdoor: Comes out and grabs anyone who walks past for a gossip

Tumbleweed: Just rolls around aimlessly

Turbo: Always works at high speed

Wallaby: Jumps from job to job

Wet Blanket: Always dampens the mood

Wheelbarrow: Only works when pushed

Wicket-keeper: Puts on the gloves and stands back

Willy-Willy: Causes a lot of fuss but doesn’t achieve much

Wizard: Always finds a solution

Wombat: Eats, roots, shoots, and leaves

Workhorse: Never stops working

Yabby: Always digging themselves into holes

Yoyo: Always up and down

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