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AIBU to ask what embarrassing nicknames you give to your DHs??

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wyldchyld · 28/01/2014 18:01

My stbDH has confessed he doesn't like his nickname! In fairness, I call him loads of slightly embarrassing nicknames (from the acceptable, like sweetie, through to the questionable sanity, like pookie and schnookums if I'm that way out). But I normally call him one nickname when I'm feeling a bit soppy. His real name starts with a vowel, so if his name was Ian, I call him mIan - it's come about as a contracted form of "my Ian" (he's not called Ian). I think it's sorta sweet!

His thoughts are it sounds like I wanted to give him a nickname but couldn't be bothered to come up with a proper one so just used a sloppy form of his name.

What about you? Embarrassing nicknames??

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magimedi · 28/01/2014 19:50

Fat Boy - 'cos he is 6' 6" & 11.5 stones.

Bastard!

redexpat · 28/01/2014 20:56

Darliiiiing
Fluffbum
Big fat dork
Sweetheart

chipshop · 28/01/2014 22:54

He calls me Chumpi. In front of everyone. Confused I call him Chop but I use his real name in public. Grin

InThisTogether · 28/01/2014 23:00

Badger, often shortened to Badge. No idea why. Also Pibbins. Again, no idea why.

Either that or whatever he is doing at the time e.g 'Alright, Football?'

(in fact, it's nearly always Football... sigh.)

Notfastmainlyfurious · 28/01/2014 23:06

Pudding is his real name (well not according to his birth certificate) nn is pookie, pooks or pookie monster. I actually struggle to use his birth name and we both think it sounds wrong when I do.

In supermarkets it's Rupert and he calls me Doris. We are adults btw.

MuttonCadet · 28/01/2014 23:10

It's incredibly embarrassing and I can't help using it, because I never call him anything else.
Both our families and the kids are horrified.

Ohwhatfuckeryisthis · 28/01/2014 23:16

Bear. (Used to anyway Sad)

Froblawd · 28/01/2014 23:19

Babe (it goes down hill from here)
Wankchops
Bubble butt
Sugar bum
Arse face
Twonk

Obviously only in private

MuggedByTheSleepThief · 28/01/2014 23:31

Jew bear. Neither of us are Jewish nor bears. I really can't remember how it started, but DS1 (3.5) has just picked up on it and casually Called dh by it yesterday, which was funny but probably wouldn't translate outside the house so I suppose I need to sharpen up and watch myself now!

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