I wonder why Edit: interesting, this seems to be mainly an English phenomenon, a lot of examples but they are all from other languages. The exception being Biggs, although I’ve never met a Biggs.
I wonder why Edit: interesting, this seems to be mainly an English phenomenon, a lot of examples but they are all from other languages. The exception being Biggs, although I’ve never met a Biggs.
Tangentially related… nicknames for tall. I have always like “stretch”. And of course calling a big man tiny is just great.