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Do you have secret names for your neighbours?

313 replies

Cattery · 27/05/2024 22:23

We have Dot Woman, Mattress Burner, Strangler and Trappy

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OhMyGiddyAunt · 27/05/2024 22:39

I love these threads, I remember one from years ago that made me laugh so much.

Over the years some memorable neighbour names we've had:

Fat Bob - a chubby Robert Smith (The Cure) look-alike
Broomstick man - walked as if he had a broomstick wedged firmly up his arse
The Man who Died Last Week (who wasn't dead but looked as if he'd been dead a week)
The God Botherers (Alpha course religious types)
Lady BAFTA - overly dramatic, luvvie character

GrumpyMiddleAgedCow · 27/05/2024 22:40

We have a dog and are doggy people so all the neighbours house are their dog or cats name aka there was a huge argument at “Pippens” house last night 😂

Alphabet1spaghetti2 · 27/05/2024 22:40

We have: the end builder, the new ones, cunts, nosey Nora and Nigel, mucky ducks, twatty tree surgeon, bike man, and know it all Hayley.

wendywoopywoo222 · 27/05/2024 22:40

We have the Walton's on one side. Skank and the wee skanks on the other.

notprincehamlet · 27/05/2024 22:40

Used to live next door to Tom and Barbara (they had an allotment)

kittybiscuits · 27/05/2024 22:40

I ❤️ this thread

We have the nice side, called by their names, the other side is that dickhead next door and opposite is the skinny man with the snacks

cathyburke · 27/05/2024 22:42

Does this make you wonder what your neighbours call you?! Grin

At our old house we had 420 and shagger, I'll let you decide why Wink

Cattery · 27/05/2024 22:42

Cracking up. How inventive some of the names are 🤣🤣🤣

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GoogleWhacking · 27/05/2024 22:42

Oh yes, we have a "Super Xxx" as whatever you've done he's done one better/more expensive, "Fingers" he chopped off his fingers one afternoon with a saw, (did it stop him sawing away at 8am on a bloody Sunday, I hear you ask? No it did not, although we did have 6 months of peace whilst he learned to do it with 1.5 hands), "Dickhead Dave" self explanatory, and him next door.

My old house we had someone called "fog horn" because he bellowed rather than spoke and "her over the road with the mouth" because all she did was scream obscenities at her kids.

Lo e a good neighbour nickname. Would prefer good neighbours but ho hum.

Carsarelife · 27/05/2024 22:43

Oh yes I have the pisshead and my favourite man

FloraDorah · 27/05/2024 22:43

Happy clappys

The slappers

Campervan man

Dappy old bint

Weed house

Overtheatlantic · 27/05/2024 22:45

We have The mean people and Crazy David

SeriouslyStressed · 27/05/2024 22:46

Cat thieves
Mr and Mrs Castle
Angry man

Cattenberg · 27/05/2024 22:46

Bin Twat - who was always shouting and complaining about how other people used the communal bins. He and his wife were also known as Herr and Frau Goebbels.

Anjo2011 · 27/05/2024 22:46

If I write them all it might be outing so I’ll just give you a taster

The people that live in a shoe ( they have so many children they didn’t know what to do)

Army boy - Middle aged man, no military connections but always wears camouflage clothing.

Great thread, loving the names !

DoreenonTill8 · 27/05/2024 22:47

-That-G (Thinks He's A Tough-Guy)
-Kim Tate (wanders around in Fairfax and Favour, talks about being at the Highland Show, all the gear but no idea)
-Carlton Leach- thinks he's a total geezer, but is 17 and never left our wee rural Scottish village.

Turfaccountant · 27/05/2024 22:48

Mr Grumble, Mrs Grumble and Little Miss Grumble along with Lurkio

bilgewater · 27/05/2024 22:48

We have

The purple lady
The Firking Fulfords
Jetwash man
Baldy boyfriend

Scousefab · 27/05/2024 22:50

We have onslow.
chainsaw - no matter what they do they will get the thing out and try and hack at the shared boundary.
Bin banger bang!
birdy boy

SkaneTos · 27/05/2024 22:51

Our neighbours on one side are a family of four - parents and two sons. One of the sons have such an odd and unusual first name that we call the whole family that when we talk about them.

DelilahBucket · 27/05/2024 22:52

Little Hitler next door (he's got a height complex or at least that's the only explanation we've got for his aggressive and threatening behaviour to all he thinks deserves it, including his wife and kids). Occasionally he's upgraded to "knobhead".

One of the neighbours is nicknamed psycho and then their name. That was from an altercation they had years and years ago with another neighbour. These days we can totally see why they lost their shit and it's more a term of endearment 😂

SherbertLemons · 27/05/2024 22:53

We have

Two car Marvin (we live down a street with very limited parking)

Claire in the community

Whinge

Tatapie · 27/05/2024 22:54

Knobhead
Posh Scot

OhFensa · 27/05/2024 22:54

Grotbags

snowy37 · 27/05/2024 22:55

Old Smokey
Tall Smokey
Car seat family (forever swapping kids seats between cars)
Tall man with the dog
Big hair lady

We also refer to a couple of people by the business names on their vans.

I often wonder what they call us

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