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Acronyms and Nicknames FAQ
10/07/2006 - 11:49 PM
ac·ro·nym
(
k
r
-n
m
)
n.
A word formed from the initial letters of a name, such as
WAC
for
W
omen's
A
rmy
C
orps, or by combining initial letters or parts of a series of words, such as
radar
for
ra
dio
d
etecting
a
nd
r
anging.
TW - TennisWorld
KAD - Kool-Aid Drinker; a devoted fan
AOOSBBAS - All Out-of-Shape Beer Belly All-Stars; example: Nalbandian
TMTG - The Mighty Tennis God; Roger Federer
TMF - The Mighty Fed; Roger Federer
TLBTQ - The Little Backhand That Quit; Justine Henin
USTABJKNTC - United States Tennis Association Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
UAHAS - Unisex All-Headcase All-Stars; example: Marat Safin
GE - Gringo Especiale; tequila with the juice of one lime, shaken over ice
DBR - Dirty Boy Rafa; Rafael Nadal
TAMR - The Also Mighty Rafa; Rafael Nadal
RNKAS - Rafael Nadal Knee Appreciation Society
WRT - With Regards To
OT - Off Topic; anything not related to tennis
TWBTN - TennisWorld By The Numbers; Andrew the sexy statistician's Pet Analysis Project
RFTAS - Roger Federer Tummy Appreciation Society
WMB - Warrior Moment Badge. Can only be legitimately given out by TW poster Lucy, in recognition of any achievement whatsoever that she deems deserving of recognition
AWMB - Anti-Warrior Moment Badge. Can only be legitimately given out by TW poster Ray Stonada, in recognition of any failure of courage he deems notable enough to dishonour.
TWBARFs - Those Who Worship Before the Altar of Roger Federer; see
this blog
.
nick·name
(n
k
n
m
)
n.
A descriptive name added to or replacing the actual name of a person, place, or thing.
A familiar or shortened form of a proper name.
Jet Boy - Rafael Nadal
Raj/Rajah - Roger Federer
Vertidjoko/The Djoker - Novak Djokovic
The Cap'n - Marat Safin; see UAHAS
Dirt Boy - Rafael Nadal
Champagne Kimmy - Kim Clijsters
Shrieky/Shriekapova - Maria Sharapova
JH - Justine Henin (The Artist formerly known as JHH or Justine Henin-Hardenne)
Kolya The Obscure - Nikolay Davydenko
Disco Tommy (aka Disco Jack) - Tommy Robredo
Chilly Willy/Ice Cold Willy/The Great Wall of Cañas - Guillermo Cañas
F-Lo/Flo - Feliciano Lopez
Nanner - Rafael Nadal
Reeshard - Richard Gasquet
Wilanders - A polite TW euphemism for the more vulgar "balls," as the noun is used to define courage and aggression. Derived from Mats Wilander's famous comments about Roger Federer's relatively passive approach to the 2006 French Open final vs. Rafael Nadal.
The Rear Admirables - Rafael Nadal's derrière
flove - a rare and special form of TW love (other usages: flovefest, flovable)
Tire Boy/Fancy Dancy - Frank Dancevic
Chaka/Chaka Khan/Chaki - Anna Chakvetadze
Le coquette/c-word - Richard Gasquet
Dorothy - Novak Djokovic (derived from the red shoes worn in Shanghai 2007)
Carlitos - Carlos Moy
à
Baby Cassius - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Baggy/Bagman/Bcup - Marcos Baghdatis
Hott - in TW, attractive players often aren't merely hot, but Hott
Hott Sauce - Fernando Verdasco
Charlize / Birdman / Big Bird / Krazee Eyez - Tomas Berdych
K2O - Nikolay Davydenko
JJ - Jelena Jankovic
The Lone Knight of the Apocalyse - Jarkko Nieminen
Bambi - Gael Monfils
Where The Wild Things Are / Juanaco - Juan Monaco
Ankles - Ana Ivanovic
Ski Boots / Caro - Caroline Wozniacki
Gaudifaux - Diego Hartfield
Not So Fat Dave/NSFD - David Nalbandian
bally pising - Stefan Koubek
Baby Punter / The Sod - Robin Söderling
Dr Ivo/Divo - Ivo Karlovic
Tintin / PEHK - Philipp Eberhard Hermann Kohlschreiber
Gervasio - Gervasio Esteban David Ezequiel Nalbandian
Crazy Elf - Juan Martin Del Potro
Miss Glitter / Hott Mess - Jelena Jankovic
Masha - Maria Sharapova
Vika - Victoria Azarenka
Honey Badger / Ferru - David Ferrer
MAndy and RAndy - Andy Murray and Andy Roddick
Hairfiasco - Fernando Verdasco
Special Kei - Kei Nishikori
The Worm - Radek Stepanek
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