Before the Internet, we had clotheslines and the junglebush. Before hashtags we had nicknames. In New Waterford, it seems, almost everyone had one. Albert MacDonald of New Waterford brought me his list about 20 years ago. If you can add to it feel free. Here's the alphabet - with the exception of x and z...

A

Abbie Stepaniak

Ace MacDonald

Accident Dan

Aches & Pains MacDonald

Airdale MacKinnon

Air Ship Dan MacEachern

Aluminum Leg Durdle

Allen the Gold McDonald

Alley Oop Martell

Andy Capp Nicholson

Anchor Back MacLean

Angie Bee MacDonald

Antwan MacDonald

Antigonish Jim Gillis

Army Chaisson

Ash Pile MacDougall

Arab Andrews

Augie Wilcox

Automobile Joe

Axe Lamey

B

Baa O'Handley

Babbs McCarthy

Babe MacLeod

Baby Angus MacDonald

Bacon MacPherson

Backie Hart MacNeil

BackShift MacDonald

Badger Cashin

Bait Martell

Baldy Leadbetter

Baloney MacKenzie

Bam Hall

Bandy Legs Poirier

Banjo Rossini

Banjo Eyes McLeod

Banister Head MacDonald

Bantam Cassidy

Bananas Bezanson

Bang Bang Gouthro

Barber MacDonald

Barch MacPherson

BarFly MacDougall

Bar Rag Ryan

Baseball Hughie Aucoin

Bat Cameron

Bateau Boudreau

Beans Aucoin

Beany McLean

Bear MacEachern

Beaver Liva

Beaver Oil Hogan

Bede MacKinnon

BeeBop MacGregor

Beef MacLennan

Beefer MacLennan

BeepBeep Oda

Beer MacKinnon

Beer Bottle MacDonald

Beezer Gillis

Beno Walzak

Benock Pyle

Benocco Venetti

Beppins Nicholson

Beppo Loro

Bevis MacLeod

Bible Back McIsaac

Bibbler MacDonald

Bickie MacKinnon

Biff MacPherson

Big Bird Lalo

Big Pay Fraser

Big Peter Cowlette

Brat Brown

B're Bear Boudreau

Bree Cadden

Brick Campbell

Bringum Young

Broken Back MacNeil

Brow Ratchford

Brow Ratchford

Brownie Lasoski

Bruds Roberts

Bruno Brown

Brudder Graham

Bruss Rich

Bubba Cormier

Bubble Gum, Gillis

Bubbles Egdell

Bubby Kennedy

Buck Walzak

Bucksey LeDrew

Buckles Marketjohn

Bucket O’ Connell

Buddy Bars Tighe

Buffo Podurski

Bugs Burke

Bugs Bunny Campbell

Bull Marsh

Buller MacKenzie

Bull Dog Chaisson

Bull Ox MacIsaac

Bull Winkle MacKinnon

Bullet Milley

Bully MacDonald

Bumper Marsh

Bun Rush Finlayson

Bunga Murray

Bunk Corbett

Bunker Henry

Bunky LeForte

Bunny Oliver

Bunny the Racer Currie

Buns Rich

Bunt Rich

Bunter Fraser

Bunty Dupre

Burnt Rory MacNeil

Buster Bates

Butch MacNeil

Butcher Boy MacDonald

Butts Burger

Butter Ball Darling

Butter Cups Cameron

Butter Milk MacDougall

Buttons Ryan

Buzzer Tighe

Buzzy Connors

Big Jewel Deshayes

Big Frost Cooke

Billy Goat Milley

Bilco MacEachern

Bim McKinnon

Binney McKinnon

Bingo Pasher

Binky Walker

BinBin Cormier

Bird MacNeil

Bird Dog MacDonald

Biso Delbarbra

Biscuits McNeil

Bitser MacDonald

Black Crow Burke

Black Duck Copan

Black Frank Ostroski

Black Mick McDonald

Black Nettis Marsh

Black Jack MacNeil

Blackie Fraser

Blazer MacDonald

Blondie Stephenson

Block Nearing

Blind Roddie MacDonald

Blinky Rockwell

Blue Birds MacLellan

Blue Eyes Aucoin

Blue Store MacLeod

Bo Kavanaugh

Boar MacKinnon

Bobba Hall

Bog Mouth McKenzie

Bogie Harper

Bogus Burke

Boisdale McMullin

Boisey Hogan

Bommie Fortune

Bones Chopak

Bonik McLean

Boo McKinnon

BooBoos Morrison

Boots Boutlier

Boobie Podurski

Bozzo Steel

Boozer Gillis

Bookie Sampson

Bore Cake MacQuarrie

Bosh MacIsaac

Botcho Brown

Bottle Horvath

Bougie Nemis

Bowling Alley Smith

Cabbage Head Corbett

Cabbage Grub MacKinnon

Cage MacDonald

Caledonia Lasoski

Calico McNeil

Calf Eyes MacDonald

Camey Longphee

Capwire Fortune

Captain Martell

Cape North MacKinnon

Cap’t Crunch Ross

Carrots Carrigan

Carrot Top McKinnon

Cat Degobbi

Cave Man Young

Champ Hannigan

Chawaha Hart

Cheap Jack Ross

Chedda McLeod

Cheeta MacDonald

Cheean Parresota

Cheeta MacDonald

Cherry Nose Chaisson

Chick Madden

Chicken Gillis

Chicken Ears Campbell

Chicken Little Romard

Chief Lewis

Chief Big Cloud

Chilly McDonald

Chin Marsh

***** Welton

Chipper McKinnon

Chippy Brown

Chiss Parresota

Chocolates Murray

Chockers Pembroke

Chops MacGean

Chop Chop Larade

Chrome Dome Harrison

Chrysler Bill MacLeod

Chubby MacDonald

Chummy MacDonald

Circus Horse Timmons

Cissy Stapleton

Clam Warden Young

Cloddy McKenzie

Clothes Prop Aucoin

Coach Peckham

Coal MacDonald

Cods Fraser

Colonel Watts

Commanda Penney

Compensation Dan Campbell

Conk Rigby

Cookie Nemis

Coonie Durham

Coppie Copan

Corn Longphee

Cotton Bonar

Cow Dog McNeil

Crackers McCormick

Creepers MacDonald

Crook Campbell

Crooked Line Bourgeois

Crooked Mouth Power

Crow MacLellan

Crowbar McNeil

Crut Cormier

Cub Hannigan

Cubbage Yhanchek

Cunga MacIsaac

D

Dadda Mick Burns

Daish Burchell

Dagwood Wilson

Dally Stephenson

Dan Nooks MacPherson

Danny Dumps McLeod

Dansi Burns

Dancer McDonald

Dapper Petrie

Darling MacNeil

Day Day Burns

Deach Kennedy

Deacon MacLeod

Dee Pee MacDonald

Deedie Sharpe

Deoats MacIsaac

Diamond Lil Stepaniak

Diapers Gillis

Dickum MacLeod

Didda Bum Burns

Diddles MacKinnon

Diddlets Petrie

Digger O’Handley

Dikey MacNeil

Dimmy Dogs MacNeil

Dingan MacDougall

Dingwall Fraser

Dinks Coady

Dinney Hinchey

Dippie Dog Churchill

Dip Stick Penney

Dit Fraser

Dirty Shirt MacEachern

Dog Doctor Johnny

Dittens MacLeod

Diz Fergusson

Dinny Tighe

Dobbin MacKinnon

Dough Boy MacLellan

Dock MacNeil

Dodo Akins

Doddie Blackwood

Doddley MacKinnon

Doink MacDonald

Dolly Sisters MacDonald

Donuts MacLellan

Dooley Medjuck

Dopey MacDonald

Dorks MacDonald

Dot MacKinnon

Doutter Gardiner

Dress Up MacDonald

Druggist Chaisson

Drunken Duncan MacDonald

Duck Manzine

Ducky MacLellan

Duco Hawley

Dud Prendergast

Duddles MacDonnell

Duffy Desveaux

Duffney Desveaux

Dugga MacNeil

Due Dye MacNeil

Due Drop MacLellan

Duke Welton

Dumditten Dittine

Dumbo Burns

Dunlap MacDonald

Dunner Sutherland

Dusty Martin

Duty Man MacDonald

Duz Smith

E

Eagle Beak Holum

Eagus Corbett

Ears Kavanaugh

Eckie MacDonald

Eel Poirier

Egg Head Lawson

Elmer Fudd

F

Faa Faa MacLean

Fabbgy MacLeod

Faintin’ Lilly Hibbert

Fairy Cometta

Farmer MacNeil

Fats Schima

Fee Fee Ratchford

Feathers Wareham

Fearless Gillis

Fellas Vardi

Femmy Campbell

Fess Campbell

Fibber Roach

Field Mouse Desveaux

Fiddler MacDougall

Fiddle Feet Kearney

Fiddle Sticks Gillis

Fife Pheifer

Fikey MacNeil

Fingers MacNeil

Fitz Haro MacLellan

Fish Fraser

Flange Sharpe

G

Gabba Rupert

Gabber Roper

Gaga Timmons

Gale Hinchey

Gander Hines

Gar MacPhee

Gardi Campbell

Geekers MacLean

Gents Petrie

General Gillis

Ghost MacPhee

Gickee Nearing

Gillebec Gillis

Gill Dic MacDougall

Gin Pill MacEachern

Ginnie Stanford

Girlie MacNeil

Goat MacNeil

Godfather Basso

Goggles MacLeod

Goldie MacNeil

Good Lord Hogan

Goofus Gillis

Goofy Andrews

Googie Kalbhenn

Gookie MacDonald

Gooks Gaultwald

H

Hackie MacDonald

Hadden Pants Fortune

Hairless MacAskill

Half N’ Half MacNeil

Halo MacEachern

Half Pint Morrison

Ham MacEachern

Ham Hawley

Hambone MacDonald

Hankey White

Handsome Jack MacDougall

Happy Jack Bickerton

Hard Stuff MacDonald

Hatchet Head Nemis

Hay Hook MacDonald

Hawk Edwards

Heaver Marsh

Heck MacNeil

Heckle Tatlock

Jeckel Tatlock

Henny Wilson

Hennus Bresowar

Hibbler Kenesski

Hindu Kennedy

Hob Roach

Hock Eyes Desveaux

Hog Marsh

Holy Annie

Holy John Mackinnon

Homer Brown

Hon MacNeil

Honalin White

Honey Nearing

Honey MacKinnon

Honey Man Kanne

Honest John Tighe

Hooge Young

Hoof MacNeil

****** Gillis

Hook Nose Boudreau

Hook Neck MacNeil

Hookey Dooks Cameron

Hoop Dalton

Hoosh MacNeil

Hopper MacIsaac

Hoppy Ryan

Horse Trader Blewer

Horse Nose MacKinnon

Horsey MacLeod

Hoss McIsaac

Hossy MacDougall

Hotchy Manzine

Hot Dogs MacLean

Hot Shot Millar

Howdy Steiger

Hubba Tighe

Huff & Puff Fortune

Huleo Marsh

Hump Quigley

Hunka MacNeil

Hungry joe Aucoin

Hughie Maggie Ellen MacIsaac

I

Ichabod Petrie

Icka Buchanan

Iddle MacLean

Indian Dan MacPhee

Inta MacIsaac

Ira Hayes Aucoin

Iron Jaws MacEachern

Iron Sides Colburne

J

Jack Hammer Conners

Jam Bottle MacEachern

Jappo Campbell

Jed Gillis

Jello MacNeil

Jelly Beans MacKinnon

Jetto Piovesan

Jigs Burchell

Jiggy Micholsky

Jockey Fraser

Johnny Jittery MacDonald

John Malcolm Peg MacDonald

Johnny Nineteen MacIntyre

Johnny Not Home MacPherson

Jolly Morrison

Jookie MacKinnon

Jopie Boutilier

Judique MacDonald

Jumbo Morrison

Jumpin’ Lucy Chaisson

Jungle Delaney

Jungle Mouth MacNeil

Juniper MacDonald

K

Kai MacNeil

Kangaroo MacDonald

Kayo Mullins

Keyhole Dupe

Keggie Cormier

King Fisher King

Kip Phillips

Kittens MacNeil

Koot Burke

L

Lackey MacIsaac

Laddie Micholsky

Lala Murray

Lamb Pendergast

Lame Hughie MacNeil

Lankey Sampson

Lash MacNeil

Lard Beaton

Leakey Sampson

Leakey Roof Rutledge

Lefty MacNeil

Leprechuan Doucette

Lestoil MacDonald

Lex MacDonald

Lexi MacNeil

Libby LeBlanc

Lick Boudreau

Limp MacLean

Lingan MacNeil

Little Beaver Viva

Little Arrows Corbett

Little Giant Murray

Liver Lip Crombie

Liver Sampson

Liquor Store Jack Beaton

Lizzard MacNeil

Lonnie Nearing

Loud Betty MacDonald

Looking Glass Joe LeBlanc

Louse Price

Loxy MacDonald

Loo Jack MacKinnon

Ludy Kalbhen

Lugs MacNeil

Lump Leudy

Lumber Dude MacDonald

Lunch Box Gillis

Lusty Horvath

M

Mabou MacDonald

Macey Morrison

Mache Hurley

Magarts McArthur

Magille Marketjohn

Makins Buffet

Mako Cathcart

Major Kristal

Mamma MacLellan

March DeGobbi

Marble MacNeil

Marti Graham

Mary Ann Scrubbin’ Brush

Maw Maw MacDonald

Max Petrie

Meat Head MacDonald

Melish Selvet

Mello Nearing

Mejuck MacLellan

Mickel Cameron

Mickey Mouse Blanchard

Midge O’Connor

Midi Poirier

Mighty Mouse Prior

Milk Bottle Aucoin

Milkey Foot Quigley

Minnow MacNeil

Minus Penny

Mira Dan MacDonald

Mitt Bennett

Moby Jobe

Mockey MacLellan

Moe Durdle

Mooey Symms

Mohogony Ears Petrie

Molasses Eyes Bougeons

Monk Maillet

Monkey Burns

Monkey Face Jardine

Moon Mullins

Mooney Fleming

Moose Gillis

Mountain Boy MacLeod

Mr. Big MacNeil

Mucker Out Cook

Muckey MacKinnon

Muck-A-Luck MacNeil

Mud MacDonald

Muggy MacLean

Mugsey MacDonald

Mully Head Graham

Mumbles White

Munick Bernick

Munzie Gillis

Murgie Campbell

Murdo MacLeod

Muskey Horvath

Muss Poirier

Mutt Wilson

N

Naebob MacNeil

Nails Springall

Nandy MacKinnon

Nanners Oliver

Neck Tie Brennan

Neil Ox Macdonald

Neil Gows MacDonald

Necky Hookey Sampson

Netsie MacNeil

New New Wareham

Neva Muir

Nibbs Bruchett

Nimmy MacGillivray

Ninny Bosh Nearing

Nipper Oliver

Nits Peckham

Nobby Drover

Nope MacDougall

Nooch MacLeod

Noof Williams

Nooka Villa

Norton Sweeney

Nuby Desucane

Nummy MacEachern

O

Oil Can Phillips

Old Horse Gardiner

Old Grey Ratchford

Old Man Lewis

Ollie Wilson

Onions MacIsaac

Oopie MacDonald

Ooja Hurley

Ookie Usher

Ox Head MacSween

P

Paco Desveaux

Painter MacPherson

Pan Shovel Gillis

Pap Steiger

Patches Burns

Pay Di Petrie

Pay Roll Aucoin

Peach Arsenault

Peachy Ruelland

Peanuts MacLean

Peanut Butter Lamey

****** MacPherson

Pee Pee MacMaster

Pee Wee MacLeod

Peep Beezley

Peg Leg MacDonald

Pepper MacDonald

Perch Campbell

Pickles Chaisson

Pie Eye MacDonald

Pie Face Quigley

Piggy Jones

Pine MacNeil

Pinky Saule

Pink Panther Gouthro

Pink Whiskers Fraser

Piper MacLeod

Pirate Lewis

Pit Horse MacDonald

Pit Sox Jennex

Pluck Gillis

Pluck Me Joe Campbell

Pluto Roach

Polish MacNeil

Poles Hurley

Pony Currie

Pooch Steel

Poodles Boudreau

Pool Room Cameron

Pookey Cormier

Pope MacNeil

Pop Bottle MacDonald

Pop Corn MacLean

Popeye Ruelland

Poronder Cormier

Porko Chaisson

Porky Saule

Porpoise George

Possum Pie Hibbert

Potato Nose MacDonald

Pow Wow Graham

Powder Puff Burns

Preacher MacDougall

Pretty Angus MacDonald

Proof Bates

Proud Dan MacNeil

Prunsie Gillis

Puddin MacDonald

Puddle Jumper Aucoin

Pull Through Penny

Punny MacLean

Punkin MacKenzie

Puppet MacLeod

Push Desveaux

Pushers Saniga

***** MacDonald

Putt Campbell

Putter Zillman

Putt Putt Doyle

Q

Quarter to Three MacKinnon

Quock Chaisson

R

Rabs Walzak

Rabbit Rich

Radar Murray

Radio Jim MacPherson

Rags MacDonald

Rain Man MacLellan

Raisons MacPherson

Ram MacLean

Rangey Lewis

Rasty Pender

Rat Desveaux

Rattler Ruelland

Rat Nip MacPherson

Red MacEachern

Red Herring Deweyre

Red Jack MacDonald

Ripper Romard

Road Nail Burns

Road Runner MacIsaac

Rockey Rockett

Rolly Clarke

Ropeyarn MacDonald

Rook MacPhee

Rooster Wilson

Root Bear Hamilton

Ruby MacKay

Rubber Neck Ryan

Ruck MacNeil

Runt Morrison

S

Sabo Demeter

Sacks Petrie

Sailor Delaney

Salmon Jaws Roper

Salty Blondo

Sambo Morrison

Sanka MacSween

Satch Stephenson

Saucer Eyes MacLeod

Saucey John MacDonald

Saw Dust MacNeil

Scag DeGobbi

Scoomer Gillis

Schooner Doyle

Schultz Flint

Scoop MacDonald

Scootie MacDonald

Scow MacDonald

Scratchy MacDonald

Scrapper MacLeod

Sculpen Williams

Scruff Burns

Sea Weed Fraser

Seedless Kearney

Selly Power

Skinny MacNeil

Skin Head Kane

Skip Gouthro

Skunk MacDonald

Sky Looker Musial

Sky Bolter Firth

Slim Young

Slimey Jack MacDougall

Slink Durdle

Slouch Morrison

Slug MacDonald

Slugger Campbell

Sly Poke MacPherson

Smashed Potatoes Burke

Smiley MacDonald

Smish MacLellan

Smock Morrison

Smokey Petrie

Smoothy Burns

Snake Drake

Snail Dupe

Snackum Doyle

Snag MacDougall

Snapper Smith

Sneezer Coady

Sniffer MacPherson

Snooper MacKenzie

Snooks Copan

Snooky MacGiilivray

Snub Holm

Soggy Wilson

Soldier Alex MacKinnon

Souls MacLean

Soups Campbell

Soup Bone MacIsaac

Soup Lip Bailey

Sparkey Fraser

Sparrow MacNeil

Speedy Lasowski

Spider Rich

Spike MacKinnon

Spike Gillis

Spongy Young

Spook MacEachern

Spruce MacLeod

Spud Gouthro

Squeeks MacMaster

Squeeky MacPherson

Squibby Muise

Squint MacVarish

Squirt Baldwin

Squirreley Petrie

Stantz Gillis

Stem MacNeil

Stemmer Fraser

Steakey Stapleton

Stickey MacPhersonj

Stooge Mason

Stomper Hibbert

Stone Face Lamey

Stretch Gouthro

Stuey Corbett

Stud MacDonald

Stump MacLeod

Stump Puller Gouthro

Subby Reid

Submarine MacDonald

Suey Hughes

Sugars Leadbetter

Super MacNeil

Sun Dog Wilson

Swag Lamey

Sweet Mouth Horvath

Sweet Pea Moore

Sweets MacLeod

Sweetheart Leudy

Sweat Stepaniak

Swish Chaisson

Swivel MacLean

T

Tackers Sullivan

Taits Springall

Tank MacDonald

Tantz Kearney

Tanner Fortune

Tas Blanchard

Tat Tatlock

Tax MacNeil

Taxi MacDonald

Tea Pot Boudreau

Teedie Cameron

Telephone Mick MacNeil

Termite Gillis

Tessie MacDonald

Tex MacLelllan

Tick Gillis

Tie Her Up Hector MacEachern

Tigh Kavanaugh

Tiger MacPhee

Tiny MacDonald

Tiny Tim Odo

Titchy MacDonald

Tippy Currie

Thirty Days MacKiknnon

Toad Hall

Tabacco Tonary

Tobby MacLellan

Todds Young

Toddie MacLean

Toe Nails MacKinnon

Tom Cat MacIsaac

Tom Mix Tighe

Tommy Gun Spencer

Toodles Worell

Toots MacNeil

Topper MacDonald

Tords MacPherson

Tottles Nathanson

Toug Ross

Toy Lion Nemis

Trainor Desveaux

Transister Mary Metish

Trickey Farrel

Trudeau Walsh

Tub MacIsaac

Tucker Leadbetter

Tud MacQuarrie

Tudey MacDonald

Tuffy MacDonald

Tugger Fortune

Tu Na Half Penny

Tunny Wilson

Turk Walker

Turners MacDonald

Turn Around MacKinnon

Turp MacLean

Turtle MacLean

Tweedie Arsenault

Tweedle Corbett

Tweezers MacPherson

Twid MacDougall

Twitter Gorman

Two Bucks Pettigrew

Two Guns Baker

U

Ugs MacNeil

Ultra Brite MacNeil

Unconcious MacDonald

V

Vinegar Jaws

W

Wandes Young

War Horse Mullins

Warden Bates

Wart Turnbull

Washing Machine MacKay

Water the Wine Desveaux

Waxey Cameron

Weary Willie Wooley

Webb Woodland

Weeps Pembroke

WeeGee Dupe

Weezle MacGillivray

Widow MacDonald

Willie Lump Lump Spencer

Wiggie Hanrahan

Wimpy Muise

Wimps Campbell

Wine Eyes Bates

Wolf MacDonald

Wolverine MacMillan

Wishbone Hogan

Wooden Heat Wilson

Wooden Horse MacKenzie

World's Greatest Vanetti

Wort MacDonald

Whistling Boy Penny

Whistling Hughie MacDonald

Y

Yankee Dan MacDonald

Yogi Muise

Yonko Micholsky

Yuts Hawley