‘Call me Chickenella!’ How Guardian readers got their nicknames – and what they feel about them

‘My husband calls me Chicken,’ says Jan. Photograph: Handout

Nicknames are dying out, according to the Wall Street Journal, thanks to a fear of causing offence or sounding unprofessional. But they’re not dead yet. We asked readers to tell us theirs, where they came from and how they feel about them.

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