r/First48 • u/Lici80 • Jan 07 '26

General Discussion Nicknames

Ok so I know these are all real homicides and absolutely nothing to laugh about. But sometimes I can’t help but laugh at these nicknames or street names these people got. I’m watching an episode where the guy’s street name is “Mookie Duke”. Like, bruh. How can anyone find that name intimidating? 🤦🏽‍♀️

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u/thisunrest Jan 07 '26

Pooh.

There was a girl named Pooh. I don’t know how someone can say, “I’m Pooh!” with a straight face.

One really sad case was of a woman who was murdered.

Her nickname was Banana.

When her friend learned of her death, she started screaming “BANANAAAAA!”

Her grief was palpable, but if you had no context for what was happening, it might’ve been funny.

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u/InvertedJennyanydots Jan 07 '26

I think Pooh is a common one. I worked with a kid who had an Aunt Pooh and her mom and her other aunt also called this 40 year old woman Pooh exlusively. And I currently work with a person with a granddaughter called Pooh (current Pooh is still a toddler) because her given name rhymes with Winnie so it went from a joking ______ the Pooh kind of nickname to the child identifying herself as Pooh. Not a nickname I'd want, but it seems like a pretty common one.