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48th Armored Division – "Hurricane". 49th Armored Division – "Lone Star"; referring to its status as a Texas National Guard formation, after the state's nickname. 50th Armored Division – "Jersey Blues"; referring to the fact that it was a New Jersey National Guard unit. This is today's 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
Former First Lady of the United States; former U.S. Secretary of State; former U.S. Senator from New York; Trump's opponent whom he defeated in the 2016 United States Presidential election. Crooked Hillary [ 1] (retired)[ 13] Lyin' Hillary [ 35][ 36] Beautiful Hillary [ 37] Leakin' James Comey [ 38] James Comey.
The Great Manager[ 43] The Little Magician, given to him during his time in the state of New York, because of his smooth politics and short stature. [ 45][ 46] Machiavellian Bellshazzar, given to him by detractors [ 47] Martin Van Ruin[ 43] The Master Spirit[ 43] Matty Van from "Tippecanoe Songs of 1840" [ 48]
Limmer's Own – 12th Lancers [ 56] The Lincolnshire Poachers – Lincolnshire Regiment [ 56] (from a traditional folk song) Linseed Lancers – Royal Army Medical Corps [ 56][ 4] The Lions – The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [ 1][ 56] (from their cap badge) The Lions of England – Duke of Lancaster's Regiment.
Secret Service code name. President John F. Kennedy, codename "Lancer" with First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, codename "Lace". The United States Secret Service uses code names for U.S. presidents, first ladies, and other prominent persons and locations. [ 1] The use of such names was originally for security purposes and dates to a time when ...
Nicknames for entire teams, whole offensive units, defensive units, or special teams. Names which are marked by an asterisk (*) are team nicknames which may have been coined by team members or local media, but never became well known to the public outside of the teams media market for a multitude of reasons, but most likely due to poor performance.
Arnold Walker, RAF pilot. Herbert Hasler, Second World War Royal Marines officer. "Blood" – J. A. L. Caunter, British general [21] "Blood-n-Guts" – George S. Patton, Jr., American general in World War II (a nickname he rejected) [22] "Bloody Bill" –. William T. Anderson, Confederate guerrilla leader. William Cunningham, Loyalist militia ...
Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.