Can you name the British military nicknames?

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  • In the British military, people are often given nicknames that relate to their surname. EG anyone with the surname Rogers will be nicknamed Ginger after the dancer Ginger Rogers
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NicknameSurnameExplanation
NobbyMembers of this profession, although considered working class, had to be literate. Therefore they were paid a lot more than other professions and were considered the nobility of the working class
SpiderWhat spiders make
FlashComic book hero and film of the same name
RustyA type of metal that might go rusty
DoughyWhat job works with dough?
BrighamMormon Leader
SpudUnknown, possibly due to the Irish roots of the surname
JesseAmerican outlaw
SwampyAnother name for a swamp
ShadyWhere you might be afraid to go at night
SharkyUnknown, possibly from a 17th/18th Century Admiral
Bunny Where do bunny rabbits live?
NicknameSurnameExplanation
DingerWhat instrument goes Ding?
SherlockFictional detective
Tug/TuggUnknown, possibly 18th/19th Century Admiral
BomberCommander in Chief RAF Bomber Command during WW2
DutchyWhere do Dutch people come from?
Chalky/SnowyColour of Chalk/Snow
SmokeySomething that when burned would create smoke
BusterComic strip character
Nosey/NosyWhat you might call someone who was prying in your affairs
ChirpyWhat animal makes this noise?
DaisyCharacter from Dukes of Hazzard
SweeneyDemon barber of Fleet Street
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