Anonymous
Post 08/22/2023 10:09     Subject: Most annoying college/university nicknames?
Texas A&M students & grads call each other Aggies,it’s not just a mascot. My kid is a proud ring-wearing Aggie.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2023 10:09     Subject: Most annoying college/university nicknames?
UDub
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2023 10:07     Subject: Most annoying college/university nicknames?
Oxy
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2023 10:05     Subject: Re:Most annoying college/university nicknames?
Anonymous wrote:Vandy


Nails on chalkboard for me! And SMUG social climber to boot.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2023 10:03     Subject: Most annoying college/university nicknames?
“Your spouse actually sounds like an idiot.“

And I suppose if you moved to a new country and there was a school called Institute des Macaroni and Cheese you would love for your kid to enroll?
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2023 09:52     Subject: Most annoying college/university nicknames?
Anonymous wrote:My spouse comes from a country where rice is a major part of the diet. When we were exploring options for our kids’ colleges, spouse wasted no time in vetoing Rice University due to its name. Penn was also off the list due to sounding too phallic in spouse’s native language. Bucknell was yet another that generated negative vibes due to its name. I would imagine there are languages in which “Tufts” sounds even stranger than it does to Anglophone ears.

I always wondered how tired Haverford grads must get of explaining that they didn’t go to Harvard, & how Washington U (St. Louis) alumni can stay calm when explaining to forgetful Uncle Cyrus for the sixth time where they went to school.


Your spouse actually sounds like an idiot.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2023 09:50     Subject: Most annoying college/university nicknames?
Anonymous wrote:When people refer to the Wilson School at Princeton as "Woody-Woo." Ugh


No longer the Wilson School so nobody does this anymore.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2023 09:43     Subject: Most annoying college/university nicknames?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sort of different, but I hate demonyms (not sure if that's the right word). There is nothing more cringeworthy than identifying as a "Smithie" or a "Yalie." Even worse is when it's a parent referring to "my Smithie" or "my daughter is a Yalie"...gah.


Meanwhile, Texas has it’s Aggies. While mocking them is standard practice, it’s done with affection and underlying respect.

Aggies is the mascot. Like Terps, Crimson Tide, etc. "Yalie", "Smithie" etc. is different.


Aggies refers to the agricultural school.

yes and? Texas A&M was originally named "Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas". It is also what their sports teams are referred to.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2023 09:41     Subject: Most annoying college/university nicknames?
When people refer to the Wilson School at Princeton as "Woody-Woo." Ugh
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2023 09:39     Subject: Most annoying college/university nicknames?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sort of different, but I hate demonyms (not sure if that's the right word). There is nothing more cringeworthy than identifying as a "Smithie" or a "Yalie." Even worse is when it's a parent referring to "my Smithie" or "my daughter is a Yalie"...gah.


Meanwhile, Texas has it’s Aggies. While mocking them is standard practice, it’s done with affection and underlying respect.

Aggies is the mascot. Like Terps, Crimson Tide, etc. "Yalie", "Smithie" etc. is different.


Aggies refers to the agricultural school.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2023 09:37     Subject: Most annoying college/university nicknames?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Wisco


Very few people use this term.


NP. Maybe among people you know, but I hear it more than I hear Wisconsin. Even the school college counselor uses it. (And I agree that it's annoying.)
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2023 09:36     Subject: Most annoying college/university nicknames?
ZooMass
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2023 09:28     Subject: Most annoying college/university nicknames?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Wisco


Very few people use this term.


Well that's a good thing! I've seen it here more than once.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2023 09:21     Subject: Most annoying college/university nicknames?
"Domers" for ND is annoying as well
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2023 09:16     Subject: Most annoying college/university nicknames?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sort of different, but I hate demonyms (not sure if that's the right word). There is nothing more cringeworthy than identifying as a "Smithie" or a "Yalie." Even worse is when it's a parent referring to "my Smithie" or "my daughter is a Yalie"...gah.


Meanwhile, Texas has it’s Aggies. While mocking them is standard practice, it’s done with affection and underlying respect.

Aggies is the mascot. Like Terps, Crimson Tide, etc. "Yalie", "Smithie" etc. is different.