| Surname | Nickname | Explanation |
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P |
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Palmer |
Pedlar |
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Parker |
Fez |
'Fez' is a shortened version of Fess Parker who was a 1950s/60s screen/TV actor who starred in Westerns |
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Parker |
Nosey |
self-evident - someone who is very nosey |
|
Payne/Paine |
Whacker |
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Perkins |
Polly |
Title of a traditional mid-19th Century folk-song - "Pretty Polly Perkins of Paddington Green" |
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Phillpotts |
Putty |
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Poole |
Cess |
As in cesspool which collects sewage and waste water. |
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Potter |
Harry |
Schoolboy wizard from the series of books by J K Rowling. |
|
Potter |
Gillie |
1940s/50s radio comic who delivered talks with a mock superior air. Catch phrase "Good evening, England, this is Gillie Potter speaking to you, in English". |
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Potter |
Pansy |
Beano comic strip character 'Pansy Potter, the Strong Mans Daughter', first started in 1938. |
|
Powell |
Cozy |
1970s/80s drummer, played with heavy rock bands Black Sabbath, Rainbow and Whitesnake |
|
Powell |
Sandy |
"Sandy" Powell was a Rotherham born pre- and post-war comedian (1898-1983) with the famous catch phrase- "Can you hear me Mother?" which in 1932-33 is reputed to be the first to catch on with a radio listening audience. |
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Price |
Pricky |
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| Q | ||
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R |
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Ramsay |
Alf |
Football manager who guided England to victory in the World Cup in 1966 |
|
Reed/Reid |
Blood |
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|
Reynolds |
Burt |
Male American cinema/TV star who has been appearing on the screen since the 1950s |
|
Reynolds |
Debbie |
Female singer, cinema and TV star |
|
Rhodes |
Dusty |
Play on roads being dusty places |
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Rider |
Easy |
Cult 1970s biker film of the same name. |
|
Ridd |
Jan |
Character in novel "Lorna Doone" by R D Blackmore |
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Riddle |
Jimmy |
rude - slang phrase to urinate; originating from Cockney rhyming slang where "jimmy riddle" = piddle. |
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Riddler |
Jimmy |
Rude - slang - one who urinates |
|
Rogers |
Buck |
1930s American comic strip space hero, reappeared in cinema serials and TV during 1950s and late 1970s/80s. |
|
Ross |
Albert |
"Albatross" allegedly a joke played on university students in the early 1970s, who were told to go to the senior common room/refectory and announce "Telephone call for Albert Ross"..... |
|
Royle |
Joe |
1970s Everton centre forward |
|
Ryan |
Buck |
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