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What do you think is the most annoying Dub abbreviation for a male given name?

  • 04-03-2009 10:32PM
    #1
    jayteecork
    Site Banned Posts: 5,676 ✭✭✭


    I'll pick Three: Deco, Anto, and Ste.

    Does my head in any time I hear them.
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  • #2
    Gran Hermano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,329 ✭✭✭Gran Hermano


    Ste sounds rather like Jaytee....


  • #3
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    Meh!


  • #4
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,190 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    As in Steooooooooooo ....were are youuuuuuu ?


    Jay ( james)


  • #5
    mikemac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,968 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    Ever been to Limerick?

    Jaaaccintaa!


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 7,542 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    This post has been deleted.


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  • #7
    fullstop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 12,188 ✭✭✭✭fullstop


    Git...for Chris


  • #8
    Jesus Juice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,111 ✭✭✭Jesus Juice


    Gran Hermano wrote: »
    Ste sounds rather like Jaytee....
    I suppose it does...if your dyslexic!!


  • #9
    jayteecork
    Site Banned Posts: 5,676 ✭✭✭jayteecork


    And jaytee is actually an abbrevation of a male given and a surname so it's exempt from discussion in this thread.


  • #10
    m5ex9oqjawdg2i
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,217 ✭✭✭✭m5ex9oqjawdg2i


    Here's a funny abreviation. Guys name is John, why lenghten it to call him johno? I don't get it?


  • #11
    Snowie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,048 ✭✭✭✭Snowie


    Jesus Juice wrote: »
    I suppose it does...if your dyslexic!!

    how can you confuse sssssssssssssss jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj im sorry there booth completely different...

    and im dyslexic


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  • #12
    Anto McC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,060 ✭✭✭Anto McC


    I've been on here defending my name (Shortened name) before and i'm not getting sucked into it again. I will say this, i've been all over Ireland and i've always been called Anto. I've actually found that it's not just a Dublin thing. Personally i perfer Anthony but only my mother calls me that and i don't think Anto is that bad.


  • #13
    steo87
    Closed Accounts Posts: 510 ✭✭✭steo87


    jayteecork wrote: »
    I'll pick Three: Deco, Anto, and Ste.

    Don't ya mean Steo?!:pac:


  • #14
    phishcakes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 328 ✭✭phishcakes


    i hate tomo!


  • #15
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,190 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    I am a Stephen but I get called steve ,stevie ,ste ,steo ,steven . Prefer the first but could be worse :)






    pst- I am not responsible for any recession either


  • #16
    Sir Gallagher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,836 ✭✭✭Sir Gallagher


    jayteecork wrote: »
    I'll pick Three: Deco, Anto, and Ste.

    Does my head in any time I hear them.

    I for one salute certain posters on their abilities to thinly disguise a Dub bashing thread, with such important questions.


  • #17
    Anto McC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,060 ✭✭✭Anto McC


    You know whats annoying about Cork people...........


  • #18
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,190 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    Boyos ?


  • #19
    tribulus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,635 ✭✭✭tribulus


    Not annoyed by any of them but I never understood Mickaaaaa instead of Mick or even Micko.


  • #20
    Duck's hoop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,530 ✭✭✭Duck's hoop


    Is it any wonder we had a civil war?


  • #21
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,190 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    I like Macca .....as in Steve McMannaman/ Paul McCartney


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  • #22
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,330 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    The best example I've heard was a bloke I met in Tallaght one night after a few ales. Anto? common enough. Steo? similar. But this guy had his name entirely reduced to vowels. A-o(dunno how you would spell it tbh). His given name was Aidan, but AeeO was what he was called. Kudos:D

    Many worry about Artificial Intelligence. I worry far more about Organic Idiocy.



  • #23
    994
    Closed Accounts Posts: 911 ✭✭✭994


    Otto Few Colon wrote: »
    Here's a funny abreviation. Guys name is John, why lenghten it to call him johno? I don't get it?

    Because Johno is two short syllables, John is one long one.


  • #24
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,190 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    My female friend Irene, is refered to as ' I ' but it comes out sounding like ' Oi ' or ' aye ' :D


  • #25
    maninasia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,636 ✭✭✭maninasia


    Git for Chris...good one. We had a 'Git' or should I say 'Gitser' in our class but I didn't know for years and years that that was a North Dublin thing..anyone know the origin of that one?
    Actually there are lots of other good ones .. Pato, Damo, Tayto...


  • #26
    greatgoal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 517 ✭✭✭greatgoal


    anto,gisty,staff,jayo,dar,stewie,every town has these..does my head in.


  • #27
    Mc Love
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,015 ✭✭✭✭Mc Love


    Anto McC wrote: »
    I've been on here defending my name (Shortened name) before and i'm not getting sucked into it again. I will say this, i've been all over Ireland and i've always been called Anto. I've actually found that it's not just a Dublin thing. Personally i perfer Anthony but only my mother calls me that and i don't think Anto is that bad.

    Anyone call you Antone?!


  • #28
    Jamfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 45 ✭Jamfan


    My man

    As a Corkman you can't really start a thread slagging off Dub nicknames. lol

    Shtella. Shtella wella way from me, girl.

    However, the pikiest names I ever did hear would be 'Tonto', 'Hanno' and 'Manno'. Sorry, local phenomena.


  • #29
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,110 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Can anyone explain why Anthony or 'Anto' is often changed to 'Bisto'?


  • #30
    Jamfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 45 ✭Jamfan


    Maybe that deadly Bernard Manning joke:

    Hast thou any Bista?

    Fook off, yow Spanish cuwnt

    ROFL. Ya fookin ledge!


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  • #31
    Indie18
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 799 ✭✭✭Indie18


    phishcakes wrote: »
    i hate tomo!

    why, what did he do on you?


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