We take nicknames seriously.
Just not too seriously.

Jamie has been nicknaming people since the third grade, starting with a teacher who’s still known in family group chats as “Mr. Thunderclap.” She’s spent the last seven years writing about names, language, and why some nicknames just fit and others never do. When she’s not writing for FunnyNicks, she’s probably renaming her dog for the fourth time this month.

Priya edits every list on this site twice — once for jokes that land, and once for jokes that don’t. Before FunnyNicks, she spent years writing team names for company softball leagues that never once made the playoffs. She still maintains that a great name is worth more than a great batting average.