Nicknames A-Z

We Yindians have this penchant for attaching nicknames to ourselves. Some self-sought, some well bestowed upon us by the other great ones amongst us. Apart from the usual "Boy" and "Baby" and "Kanna" that our dear mums find so much easier to roll over their tongues rather than our given names, it is perhaps time to investigate the more "wilder" ones.

The ones that sometimes emulate that old Shakespearan quote: "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." After all, how many Kumars / Ravis / Ganeshs are we going to remember anyway?

Praba investigates.

The wonderful wonderful nicknames of yindians. I have come across the wildest, most stupidest nicknames you'll ever hear. See, the amount of Anjadis are on the rise. So they might probably run out of ideas for terrifying and ear bleeding nicknames in the near future, nicks that shouldn't clash with any other person, if not the whole unique concept of a nickname is lost. I am offering a solution to end the nicknaming misery. Nevermind what their parents named them. It's about what their 'members' call them. Consider this our social service to the sub-KLKulture in Singapore. I present Nicknames A - Z.

A
They Call Him: Alarm Anand.
They Say: They run when they hear his name.

B
They Call Him: Bomb Bala.
They Say: He's explosive. Blast pannu machi nee.

C
They Call Him: Cut-Throat Chithambaram
They Say: Vettu onu thundu rendu.

D
They Call Him: Dynamite Dinesh
They Say: He's the bomb la mike.

E
They Call Him: Electric Elamaaran
They Say: He's electrifying. LED belt buckles and blinking Bluetooth.

F
They Call Him: Fuck-leh utta Franklyn
They Say: He's the fighter who prefers his mouth doing the work.

G
They Call Him: Gang Fight Ganesh
They Say: He's so brave that he'll bring tons of people just to beat up one guy.

H
They Call Him: Hairstyle Harichandran
They Say: There's no blonde shinier than what's on his tail.

I
They Call Him: Interchange Indiran
They Say: No bus leaves Yishun Interchange without his permission.

J
They Call Him: Jim Beam Jegan.
They Say: He's the lover of black cat baakiam.

K
They Call Him: Kungumam Kanesan
They Say: The exclamation mark on his forehead is the danger sign.

L
They Call Him: Lethal Raatharaaman
They Say: He has never lost any 1-2-1's.

M
They Call Him: Maira Pudunguna Magesh
They Say: He did it in style on Thaipusam.

N
They Call Him: Naughty Narayanan
They Say: He is in the heart of all the ladies aka sarakkus.

O
They Call Him: Ottu Keatta Kalyani
They Say: She's the woman who has that eye to spy. The fervent reporter.

P
They Call Him: Ponytail Prakash
They Say: Even ponies themselves tear when they see his ponytail.

Q
They Call Him: Quarter Kumeresan
They Say: No one can outdo him when it comes to Five Star.

R
They Call Him: Rugged Rangasaamy
They Say: He once terrorized Rangoon Road.

S
They Call Him: Staring Sundramoorthy
They Say: There's no one on earth who has ever outdone him in staring.
Blinking is something he has never done even while drinking.

T
They Call Him: Table Talk Thurairaj
They Say: He's the piss maker. Also known as Logic Logeswaran.

U
They Call Him: Undertaker Udhaya
They Say: Even when he falls, he gets up to fight again.

V
They Call Him: V2 Virumaandi
They Say: Any fight, flash the "V" sign. That's the signal.

W
They Call Him: Weapon Veerappa
They Say: From dustbin covers to bottles to caterpillar boots, nothing he can't use to inflict damage.

X
They Call Him: Xiao Kia Saambarnaathan
They Say: A true daredevil indeed. He'll even theekulikiraan for his 'members'.

Y
They Call Him: Yaya Yuvaraj
They Say: He's the dance group leader. Ponna style la machi, so must arrogant a bit ma.

Z
They Call Him: Zookeeper Subramaniam
They Say: From eagles to tigers to snakes, no animal has not been tattooed on his body.

Disclaimer: Any name/description bearing a resemblance to a real life person or event is purely coincidental and un-intentional. Peace.