Lesser known proper name duonym epithets (e.g. debbie downer, chatty kathy) you've heard of or even invented (or thought you invented but turned out was already a thing)

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I've been blaming recent absent-mindedness on my being a "Forgetful Freddy", but it turns out that's a line of kid's books (which I must have forgotten existed HA).

― Philip Nunez, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 17:00 (two years ago)

Doubting Thomas
Dirty Diana
Fancy Nancy
Even Steven
Odd Todd

― President Keyes, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 17:10 (two years ago)

I guess those aren’t lesser known

― President Keyes, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 17:11 (two years ago)

Dirty Diana is new to me and I'm imagining it's some Rupert Murdoch tabloid invention.

― Philip Nunez, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 17:17 (two years ago)

This song, by an obscure now deceased artist, was mildly popular in its day:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUi_S6YWjZw

― Slorg is not on the Slerf Team, you idiot, you moron (Boring, Maryland), Tuesday, 26 March 2024 17:26 (two years ago)

nervous nelly

― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 17:27 (two years ago)

Polly Popular

― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Tuesday, 26 March 2024 17:28 (two years ago)

re: dirty MJ, oof what an oblivious oliver I am

― Philip Nunez, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 17:34 (two years ago)

Apartheid Clyde

― cozen itt (wins), Tuesday, 26 March 2024 17:35 (two years ago)

I feel like that one would have made the first round of a Garbage Pail Kids series but some cigar-chomping Topps executive would have nixed the thing.

― Philip Nunez, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 17:40 (two years ago)

Steady Eddie

― Tom D (the first British Asian ILXor) (Tom D.), Tuesday, 26 March 2024 17:46 (two years ago)

silly billy
gorgeous george
hooray henry

busy or bizzie lizzie is however only a flower (impatiens walleriana)

― mark s, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 17:48 (two years ago)

There was a whole thing on social media lately where people didn't believe that SNL coined (or at least greatly popularized) Debbie Downer, and I thought it might've been because they were conflating it with Negative Nancy.

― jaymc, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 17:49 (two years ago)

Dan the Man

― President Keyes, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 17:51 (two years ago)

Nasty Nigel

or if you copied DVDs knock-off Nigel

― Dan Worsley, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 17:52 (two years ago)

Thank y

― Dan Worsley, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 17:52 (two years ago)

Thank you President Keyes!

― Dan Worsley, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 17:53 (two years ago)

Holy Joe

― Tom D (the first British Asian ILXor) (Tom D.), Tuesday, 26 March 2024 17:53 (two years ago)

weary willie and tired tim

https://cafans.b-cdn.net/images/Category_13429/subcat_154084/AHCsN4G2_0711161256241gpadd.jpg

― mark s, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 17:58 (two years ago)

i realise characters in comics is a slightly different thing, but "weary willies and tired tims" did become a derisive epiphet in the early 20th century for the collectively unenthusiastic so

― mark s, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 18:03 (two years ago)

Billy No Mates

― Tom D (the first British Asian ILXor) (Tom D.), Tuesday, 26 March 2024 18:05 (two years ago)

Clever Dick

― Tom D (the first British Asian ILXor) (Tom D.), Tuesday, 26 March 2024 18:13 (two years ago)

Thuggish Douglas

― meatster of puppets (peace, man), Tuesday, 26 March 2024 18:17 (two years ago)

Lugless Douglas

― Tom D (the first British Asian ILXor) (Tom D.), Tuesday, 26 March 2024 18:20 (two years ago)

Shakey Jake

― budo jeru, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 18:23 (two years ago)

Suspicious Aloysius

― budo jeru, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 18:25 (two years ago)

my favourite is Johnny Concrete

― Bitchin Doutai (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 26 March 2024 18:26 (two years ago)

johnnys and johns and jacks and joes are a whole universe... Johnny on-the-spot, Joe Cool, Joe Public, John Q. Public... I do think they fit in this thread but they strain it in a slightly different direction

― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 18:45 (two years ago)

Joe Blow

― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Tuesday, 26 March 2024 19:00 (two years ago)

Dumb Dora for you Match Game fans

― Hideous Lump, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 20:58 (two years ago)

Negative Nancy

― donna rouge, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 21:00 (two years ago)

Oh oops didn’t see jaymc mentioned that one

― donna rouge, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 21:01 (two years ago)

the gus twins, gloomy and grumpy

― ን (nabisco), Tuesday, 26 March 2024 21:07 (two years ago)

Sweaty Betty

― m0stly clean (Slowsquatch), Tuesday, 26 March 2024 21:15 (two years ago)

Goofy Gus

― MarkoP, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 21:17 (two years ago)

Clever Dan (which I'm pretty sure is just a Homestar Runner thing)

― MarkoP, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 21:19 (two years ago)

since we've reached the guses:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cp7-mqmVYAAxONF.jpg

― mark s, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 21:20 (two years ago)

Moaning Minnie

― The Prime of the Ancient Minister (Tom D.), Tuesday, 26 March 2024 21:51 (two years ago)

"Debbie Downer" definitely predates the SNL character

― Slorg is not on the Slerf Team, you idiot, you moron (Boring, Maryland), Tuesday, 26 March 2024 21:57 (two years ago)

Billy Big Bollocks

― The Prime of the Ancient Minister (Tom D.), Tuesday, 26 March 2024 22:45 (two years ago)

I thought that was Bertie Big Bollocks

― two-one-one-two (Matt #2), Tuesday, 26 March 2024 22:46 (two years ago)

Years ago my group of friends started saying the "wrong" names like "Hungry Marvin" (instead of starving Marvin) or "Equal Stevens" (instead of even Stevens), to the point where i say these by default and always will

― your mom goes to limgrave (dog latin), Tuesday, 26 March 2024 22:49 (two years ago)

Tiny Tim
Baseball Annie

― felicity, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 22:50 (two years ago)

"Debbie Downer" definitely predates the SNL character

I'm pretty sure they came up with "Puppy Uppers" and "Doggy Downers," though.

― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Tuesday, 26 March 2024 22:51 (two years ago)

Calamity Jane
Typhoid Mary

― felicity, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 22:53 (two years ago)

fancy dan

― Bernard Quidbins (NickB), Tuesday, 26 March 2024 22:58 (two years ago)

"fanny anna" was one that my mum used to say a lot

― Bernard Quidbins (NickB), Tuesday, 26 March 2024 22:58 (two years ago)

arfur cunt, as in "you ain't arfur cunt"

― Bernard Quidbins (NickB), Tuesday, 26 March 2024 23:01 (two years ago)

flash 'arry

― Bernard Quidbins (NickB), Tuesday, 26 March 2024 23:01 (two years ago)

'Stuttering Stanley' from the Sixth Sense, used ironically because is it even a phrase?

― kinder, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 23:06 (two years ago)

dirty gerty

― Bernard Quidbins (NickB), Tuesday, 26 March 2024 23:12 (two years ago)

tricky dicky

― Bernard Quidbins (NickB), Tuesday, 26 March 2024 23:13 (two years ago)

filthy herbert

― Bernard Quidbins (NickB), Tuesday, 26 March 2024 23:17 (two years ago)

dapper dan
joe sixpack
amanda huggenkiss

― mookieproof, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 23:22 (two years ago)

Dicky Mint

― The Prime of the Ancient Minister (Tom D.), Tuesday, 26 March 2024 23:29 (two years ago)

Cracklin' Rosie

― felicity, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 23:57 (two years ago)

Jack Tar

― The Prime of the Ancient Minister (Tom D.), Tuesday, 26 March 2024 23:58 (two years ago)

Nobby Clark

― your mom goes to limgrave (dog latin), Wednesday, 27 March 2024 00:07 (two years ago)

Scott Nomates surely makes more sense than Billy Nomates

― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Wednesday, 27 March 2024 00:10 (two years ago)

It does but I suppose Billy sounds more English than Scott.

― The Prime of the Ancient Minister (Tom D.), Wednesday, 27 March 2024 00:13 (two years ago)

Dusty Miller

― your mom goes to limgrave (dog latin), Wednesday, 27 March 2024 00:13 (two years ago)

This isn't exactly on point, but my grandmother used to describe some people as "Rebecca from Sunnybrook Farm." I'm still not at all sure what it means.

― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 27 March 2024 00:17 (two years ago)

Jack the lad

― two-one-one-two (Matt #2), Wednesday, 27 March 2024 00:20 (two years ago)

Sidewalk Sally

― The Prime of the Ancient Minister (Tom D.), Wednesday, 27 March 2024 00:31 (two years ago)

Johnny Come Lately

― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Wednesday, 27 March 2024 03:55 (two years ago)

All I remember about Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm is that she had a nemesis named Minnie Smellie who was a bully, and she (Rebecca) passed her a note in class that said, "Of all the girls that are so mean/ there's none like Minnie Smellie / I'll take away the gift I gave/ and pound her into jelly."

― Lily Dale, Wednesday, 27 March 2024 04:17 (two years ago)

still using Charlie Farley as a stand-in for 'that bloke'

― Bernard Quidbins (NickB), Wednesday, 27 March 2024 12:01 (two years ago)

Dudley Do-Right

― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 27 March 2024 12:02 (two years ago)

Hungry Horace.

― The Prime of the Ancient Minister (Tom D.), Wednesday, 27 March 2024 12:12 (two years ago)

Benny Hill had a song called "Fad Eyed Fal" - not sure if anyone was ever called that

Juicy Lucy

― Josefa, Wednesday, 27 March 2024 12:43 (two years ago)

Joe bloggs

― Bernard Quidbins (NickB), Wednesday, 27 March 2024 13:00 (two years ago)

Johnny Foreigner

― The Prime of the Ancient Minister (Tom D.), Wednesday, 27 March 2024 13:05 (two years ago)

Smart Alec

― Josefa, Wednesday, 27 March 2024 13:07 (two years ago)

Nervous Pervis
Never-nervous Pervis

― ヽ（´ー｀）┌ (CompuPost), Wednesday, 27 March 2024 13:19 (two years ago)

nitty nora

― Bernard Quidbins (NickB), Wednesday, 27 March 2024 13:21 (two years ago)

dilly daydream

― Bernard Quidbins (NickB), Wednesday, 27 March 2024 13:28 (two years ago)

Any old Tom, Dick and Harry

― m0stly clean (Slowsquatch), Wednesday, 27 March 2024 14:06 (two years ago)

I'm fairly sure there's some racial/ethnic examples, probably best forgotten though

― squirm baby squirm (Matt #2), Wednesday, 27 March 2024 14:20 (two years ago)

This former coworker, an old army vet, would heave an exasperated sigh whenever tasked by a female superior to do anything whatsoever. Proud to have dubbed him ...

Sergeant Sizemore

― Briania, Wednesday, 27 March 2024 14:25 (two years ago)

Lizzy Dripping was a midly terrifying tv show of the early 70s, but also a north midlands term for a daydreamer, I believe.

Billy Whizz.

Clever Trevor - feel like all of these are or are potentially Ian Dury song titles.

― Maggy Scraggle, Wednesday, 27 March 2024 14:28 (two years ago)

https://i.imgur.com/1MijI40.jpeg

― calstars, Wednesday, 27 March 2024 14:41 (two years ago)

Good time Charlie
Champagne Charlie

― The Prime of the Ancient Minister (Tom D.), Wednesday, 27 March 2024 15:51 (two years ago)

Dozy Dave

― squirm baby squirm (Matt #2), Wednesday, 27 March 2024 16:17 (two years ago)

little tich

― mark s, Wednesday, 27 March 2024 16:35 (two years ago)

doesn't quite work i know, but tich is short for tichborne (the original tichborne being a very large person)

― mark s, Wednesday, 27 March 2024 16:37 (two years ago)

My other half uses 'Snotty Lottie' occasionally

― Maresn3st, Wednesday, 27 March 2024 17:10 (two years ago)

Sneaky Pete

― m0stly clean (Slowsquatch), Wednesday, 27 March 2024 17:12 (two years ago)

Maybe there's a subgenre reserved exclusively for toddlers and dogs
"Who's a Poopy McPooppants? You are!"

― Philip Nunez, Wednesday, 27 March 2024 21:15 (two years ago)

Plain Jane

― squirm baby squirm (Matt #2), Wednesday, 27 March 2024 21:19 (two years ago)

All I remember about Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm is that she had a nemesis named Minnie Smellie who was a bully, and she (Rebecca) passed her a note in class that said, "Of all the girls that are so mean/ there's none like Minnie Smellie / I'll take away the gift I gave/ and pound her into jelly."

I'm even more baffled now

― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 27 March 2024 21:53 (two years ago)

Rebecca of Stonecold Farm

― President Keyes, Wednesday, 27 March 2024 21:58 (two years ago)

Honest John
Average Joe

― The Prime of the Ancient Minister (Tom D.), Wednesday, 27 March 2024 22:01 (two years ago)

Joe Shmoe

― The Prime of the Ancient Minister (Tom D.), Wednesday, 27 March 2024 22:02 (two years ago)

Merv the Perv
Lucy Goosey
Sally Two Jobs
Kirk the Jerk

― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Wednesday, 27 March 2024 22:05 (two years ago)

Greenbean Jean

― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Wednesday, 27 March 2024 22:07 (two years ago)

Chester the Molester

― Hideous Lump, Wednesday, 27 March 2024 22:17 (two years ago)

"I get your angle. Every Joe Meatball and Sally Housecoat in this
God-forsaken state will see me hunkering down for chow with Eddie
Punchclock!"

― m0stly clean (Slowsquatch), Wednesday, 27 March 2024 22:28 (two years ago)

Screaming Mimi

― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Wednesday, 27 March 2024 23:06 (two years ago)

Deadeye Dick

― squirm baby squirm (Matt #2), Wednesday, 27 March 2024 23:38 (two years ago)

Art Library Rebecca

― calstars, Thursday, 28 March 2024 00:46 (two years ago)

Hugh Jassole

― calstars, Thursday, 28 March 2024 03:18 (two years ago)

Buster Bloodvessel

― Ippei's on a bummer now (WmC), Thursday, 28 March 2024 03:21 (two years ago)

Lena the Hyena

See: https://www.toonopedia.com/lena.htm

― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Thursday, 28 March 2024 03:24 (two years ago)

Oh dang, that's the lady from Roger Rabbit.

https://i.gifer.com/fetch/w300-preview/71/71c78db0404f7698d8eeee17ceb9304c.gif

― meatster of puppets (peace, man), Thursday, 28 March 2024 11:08 (two years ago)

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