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In addition to formal demonyms, many nicknames are used for residents of the different settlements and regions of the United Kingdom. For example, natives and residents of Liverpool are formally referred to as Liverpudlians, but are most commonly referred to as Scousers (after their local dish). Some, but not all, of these nicknames may be derogatory -especially those exchanged by post-industrial towns too close to each other. Many derive from sports clubs, especially football ones. Involved demonyms tend to attract offensive parodies, for example "Bumholian" for "Dundonian" (an inhabitant of Dundee).

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Aberdeen

Dorics, Donians (football team are nicknamed The Dons), Teuchters, Sheepshaggers (pejorative).

Accrington

Akkies, Ringpieces (pejorative)

Acle

Asses^[1]

Aldershot

All-the-Shit (collective, pejorative)

Arbroath

Red Lichties or Lichties, Codheids

Ascot

Arse Caughts (pejorative, mocking the "refined" accent)

Ashford, Kent

Slashers

Ashton-under-Lyme

Flashers (pejorative)

Atherstone

Blatherers (pejorative)

Ayr

Ayr-souls (pejorative)

Bacup

Buttercups,^[2] Turd-bakers (pejorative)

Bagshot

Shitbags (pejorative)

Baldock

Baldricks (pejorative, after a scruffy little side-kick in the sitcom Blackadder)

Bamber Bridge

Bum Boys (pejorative, and very offensive nowadays)

Banbury

Bandies, Bangers

Barking

Pooches, Mads

Barnsley

Barnzolians, Tykes,^[3] Colliers (a former mining community), Dingles (pejorative, by people from Sheffield)

Barnstaple

Barneys (pejorative when alluding to Barney Rubble of the Flintstones)

Barrow in Furness

Barrovians (demonym), Wheelbarrows, Shipbuilders, Basras

Basildon

Basras, Basghanistanis

Basingstoke

Amazingstokers, Bas Vegans (after Las Vegas), Basingjokers, Stokies

Batley

Dingbats, Batshit Crazies (pejorative)

Barnoldswick

Barlickers, Bollockers (pejorative)

Bath

Bathonians, Tubbies, Spiders (pejorative)

Beccles

Becklers, Feckless Becklers

Bedford

Vans (after Bedford Vehicles), Bedpans (pejorative, but the town's railway to London used to be called that)

Bedworth

Layabouts, Bedsores (pejorative)

Belfast

McCooeys, Dunchers

Berkhamsted

Berkies, Berks (pejorative, from rhyming slang "Berkeley Hunt")

Beverley

Bevsters

Bicester

Bisexuals, Bi's

Bideford

Biddies

Billericay

Bilbos

Bilston

Billies, Silly Billies (pejorative)

Bingley

Bingles

Birchington-on-Sea

Masochists

Birkenhead

Birkos, Plastic Scousers (or Plazzies)

Birmingham

Brummies^[4]

Bishops Castle

Piss-up Arseholes (pejorative)

Bishops Waltham

Piss-up Wallies (pejorative)

Bispham

Spammers

Bix

Bikkies, Biscuits

Black Country

Yam Yams,^[5] Nineheads

Blackburn

Dodos^[6] Sooties, Horse Botherers (pejorative, by people from Burnley and other Lancashire towns, after bestiality convictions)^[7]

Blackpool

Blackpudlians (demonym), Black Puddings, Sand Grown 'Uns, Seasiders, Donkey Lashers / Botherers (the town has been rumoured to feature a donkey brothel)^[8]

Bloxwich

Bollockers

Blyth

Sparts (after the football club), Blitherers

Bognor Regis

Boggers, Bog Buggers (pejorative, alludes to the last words of King George V)

Bolton

Trotters (originally a football term, it is now used to describe anyone from Bolton and surrounding area), Noblot (collective noun, anagram for Bolton)

Bo'ness

Bo'neds (pejorative)

Bootle

Bootlickers, Bugs-in-Clogs^[9]

Bourne, Lincolnshire

Bourne Deads (pejorative)

Bournemouth

Bomos, Coffin Dodgers (due its popularity as a retirement area), Porners (pejorative)

Bracknell

Brackens, Cracknellers (pejorative, alluding to crack cocaine)

Bradford

Bradfordians, Bradistanis (pejorative)

Bradford-on-Avon

Gudgeons^[6]

Braintree

B-towners, Brain-deads (pejorative)

Bramley

Villagers (by people from other areas of Leeds), Apples

Brentwood

Brenterz, Woodlice (pejorative)

Bridgwater

Smellophaners^[10]

Bridlington

Briddlies, Piddly Briddlies (pejorative)

Bridport

Ropeys (after the former rope-making industry), Silly Bees (from the football club)

Brierfield

Pricklies

Brighton

Brightonian - pronounced Bri-tonian Jugs (archaic),^[11] Las Gayvas (after Las Vegas; there are other nicknames alluding to the city's large gay community which are homophobic and offensive)

Brill

Brillbillies

Bristol

Bristolians, Brizzlies, Wurzels (pejorative)

Britain

Limeys in Canada and the United States^[12] : Pommies in Australia and New Zealand^[13] : Les Rosbifs in France^[14]

Tommy, Island Monkey in Germany^[15]

Broadstairs

Bradstows (former name)

Bromsgrove

Grovellers

Bromyard

Yardies, Yardbirds

Budleigh Salterton

Buddies, Sex-Buddies (pejorative)

Buildwas

Builders, Cowboy-Builders (pejorative)

Bungay

Bungholes

Burgh le Marsh

Burglers

Burnham-on-Crouch

Burning-Crotches

Burnley

Burnleyites, Yorkies, Dingles (pejorative, by people from other Lancashire towns, notably Blackburn. From a family in the Emmerdale soap opera, set in Yorkshire)

Burton upon Trent

Brewers, Burbles

Bury

Shakers (originally a football term, it is now used to describe anyone from Bury and surrounding area)

Bury St Edmunds

Teddies

Buxton

Buggy Stoners

Caernarfon

Cofi

Caithness

Gallach^[16]

Cambridge

Camshafts, Fenners, Swamp People

Canterbury

Turbos, Scammers (the city depends on income from tourists)

Cardiff

Bluebirds (from the football club), Diffies

Carlisle

Carlers, Gypsies

Ceredigion

Cardi^[17]

Chatteris

Chatterboxes, Gobshites

Chorley

Charladies

Chorleywood

Charley Wouldn'ts

Chatham

Chavs^[18]

Chelmsford

Chelmos

Cheltenham

Nammers

Chesham

Cheesies

Chester

Cestrians, Chezzies, Incestrians (pejorative, the etymology is false which derives "incest" from the Latin "In Cestria" meaning "What goes on in Chester")

Chester-le-Street

Chezzie-la-Rues (alludes to Danny La Rue; "Rue" is French for "street")

Chesterfield

Spireites, Chessies

Chew Magna

Maggot Munchers

Chichester

Chis (long i), Chitterlings, Chi-chis (pejorative)

Chipping Norton

Chippies, Chipsticks, Greasy Chippies (pejorative), Gnaw-tongues

Chipping Sodbury

Sodding Chippies

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Cum-hardlies (pejorative)

Cirencester

Sirens

Clacton-on-Sea

Clackers, Clicketty-Clacks

Cleethorpes

Meggies

Cleobury Mortimer

Clomos

Clun

Clungies

Clitheroe

Clitherovians, Clit-Heroes (pejorative)

Coalville

Coalvillers, Hole-fillers

Cockermouth

Cockermouthers -an offensive nickname replaces "er" with "in"

Colchester

Colchies, Romans, Camuloonies, Steamies, Castlers, Cross 'n' Crowners (after Colchester's coat of arms).

Colerne

Hoof-polishers

Colne

Colons (pejorative if an allusion to the large intestine is intended)

Congleton

Beartowners,^[19] Congos

Copthorne

Yellow-bellies^[6]

Corby

Cobras, Plastic Jocks (the new town was populated by Scottish immigrants)

Corfe Castle

Coarse Arseholes

Cornwall

Kernowicks, Merry-Jacks, Mera-Jacks, Uncle Jacks or Cousin Jacks (when abroad).

Coupar Angus

Cowpat Funguses

Coventry

Peeping-Toms, Covids (pejorative)

Cramlington

Cramps

Crawley

Creepy Crawlies, Insects^[20]

Cromer

Crabs^[1]

Crosby

Crockys, Crozzers

Cuckfield

Cuckolds

Curry Rivel

Curry Dribbles

Dagenham

The Nam (collective)

Darlaston

Darlos, Daleks

Darlington

Quakers, Darloids, DCs, Monte Darloes

Denton

Hatters, Dentists

Derby

Bockers, Sheep Shaggers, Rams

Desborough

Desperates

Devon

Janners, Devos (pejorative when pronounced with a long "e")

Dewsbury

Ragpickers (after the former shoddy industry)

Didcot

Dead Cats, Diddlers (pejorative)

Dingwall

Gudgies

Diss

Dissenters, Diss-entery (collective, pejorative)

Doncaster

Donnies, Flatlanders (especially by people from Sheffield), Knights, Doleites

Dorchester

Magpies (after the football club), Maggies, Maggots, Dorch-vegasers

Dorking

Dorks, Orcs, Chicken Botherers (pejorative, after the Dorking chicken breed)

Dorset

Dorset Knobs (from the famous biscuit), Dumplings

Dover

Dovorians, Dovakians (pejorative)

Driffield

Dribblers

Droitwich Spa

Monners

Droylesden

Droids

Dudley

Duds (pejorative)

Dukinfield

Duck Botherers

Dumfries

Doonhamers, Queenies

Dundee

Dundonians (demonym), Coagies,^[6] Bumholians (pejorative)

Duns

Dingers

Dunstable

Dung-stablers, Dunwuns

Durham

Durhamites, Posh Mackems, Posh Geordies, Cuddies, Pit Yackers (due to Durham's mining heritage)

Earby

Earwhacks, Wingnuts (pejorative)

Eastbourne

Winnicks or Willicks (dialect name of a guillemot or wild person),^[21] Coffin Dodgers, Piddlies (pejorative, alludes to the many elderly residents)

East Dereham

Derelicts

East Grinstead

Grinners

East Kilbride

Polo Mints (the town has too many roundabouts)

Eastleigh

Beastlies (pejorative)

Eccles

Thumpers (see Kung Fu Kapers)

Edinburgh

Edinburgers or Edinbourgeois (used more so when referring to people from more affluent suburbs of Edinburgh), Dunediner (Gaelic Origin), Toonies (Scots), Reekies, Freakies (alludes to those involved in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe)

Ellesmere Port

Smellies, Tinnies

Ely

Slipperies ("slippery as an eel")

England

Sassenachs (used by Scottish and Irish; Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic word "Sasannach", meaning "Saxon"), Sassies, Red Coats, Inglish,^[22] Nigels, Guffy (primarily in Northeast Scotland from the Scots 'pig'), Sais (Welsh), Englandshire (in Scotland), The Shire (in Scotland), Poms (Australia)

Epsom

Shitters (the spa water contains Epsom salts -a drastic purgative)

Essex

Essex Calves (archaic), Easties, Essers, Wideboys, Saxons, Scimitars (from the county Coat of Arms)

Exeter

Grecians (especially those from around the St Sidwells area and Exeter City FC fans generally), Sex-with-Sisters (pejorative)

Eye

Eyeballs

Ewell

Eeews (pejorative)

Failsworth

Failers, Jailsworths (pejorative)

Fakenham

Fakers

Fareham

Fairies

Faringdon

Farting Donkeys

Farnborough

Farnians, Fart Buggers

Faversham

Faffers

Felixstowe

Fillies

Fleetwood

Codheads

Folkestone

Toke-Stoners (pejorative)

Forest of Dean

Foresters, Deaners, Offers

Formby

Georgies (after George Formby)

Fort William

Farting Billies

Fraserburgh

Brochers,^[23] (not to be confused with people from Burghead)

Frinton-on-Sea

Master Gaters (pejorative; the town used to hide behind a set of railway crossing gates)

Frodsham

Jowie Heads (from old Runcorn area Cheshire meaning turnip, reference to the rural position of the town), Frodos (a character in The Lord of the Rings)

Frome

Dodgers (from the football club), Ooz (collective -"it's pronounced Froom"), Shrooms (alludes to Magic mushrooms)

Galashiels

Pale Merks (from the claim that Gala was the last major town in Scotland to have plumbing/running water)

Gateshead

Knockoff Geordies (slightly pejorative, "wrong side of river")

Gerrards Cross

Jerrys, Crosstitutes

Glasgow

Glaswegian, Keelies,^[24][25] Weegies^[26]

Glastonbury

Glastoids, Ding-a-Lings (a centre of New Age activity)

Glossop

Hillmen (due to its proximity to the Peak District), Tuppies (after the P. G. Wodehouse character Tuppy Glossop)

Gloucester

Gloucestrians, Glozzies

Godalming

Godalmingers, God-all-mingers (pejorative)

Golborne

Gollums

Goole

Goolies

Gosforth

Gossies

Grassington

Grassy-arses

Gravesend

Boneyarders

Great Dunmow

Flitchers, Dung-mos (pejorative)

Grimsby

Codheads, Haddocks, Grimmies

Gillingham

Medwayers, Jills

Gosport

Turk Towners, Guppies

Great Malvern

Grot Mavens (pejorative)

Great Yarmouth

Yarcos

Guildford

Guiltys

Guisborough

Guys, Woollybacks

Halesworth

Worthy-of-hell's

Halesowen

Yeltz

Halifax

Haligonians (demonym), Wally Gonads (pejorative)

Hampshire

Hampshire Hogs, Bacon Faces (reference to Hampshire as a pig-raising county in former times)

Hartlepool

Monkey Hangers,^[27] Poolies

Haslemere

Mere Nutters

Haslingden

Hasbeens (pejorative)

Havant

Akloos (pejorative, "Haven't a clue")

Haverfordwest

Long-necks

Hawick

Teris

Haydock

Yickers

Haywards Heath

Heathens

Hazel Grove

Bullocks (the original name was Bullock Smithy),^[28] Nutters

Hedon

Shoulders

Henfield

Chicken-runners, Free-Range-Chickens

Heswall

Hezzies

Hereford

Ciderheads

Heywood

Monkeys^[29]

Higham Ferrers

Ferrets

High Wycombe

Chairboys (from the football club, and the town's former industry), Willyous (Wycombe as an acronym: "Will You Come Over, My Bed's Empty")

Highlands and Islands (of Scotland)

Teuchters, used by other Scots and sometimes applied by Greater Glasgow natives to anyone speaking in a dialect other than Glaswegian

Hinckley

Tin Hatters

Holmes Chapel

Sherlocks, The Chaps

Holyhead

Hole-in-heads (pejorative)

Honiton

Huns

Horbury

Dead Horses

Horley

Hee-Haws

Hornsea

Hornys, Porny Hornys (pejorative when applied to the womenfolk)

Horsham

Shams

Horwich

Whores (pejorative; Blackrod is nearby and "they go together")

Hove

Hovellers, Hove Actuallys (pejorative - "We're not Brighton but...")

Huddersfield

Hudders, Dog Botherers (pejorative)

Hyde

Hydeyhos

Hull

Codheads, Hully Gullies, 'Ullites, Hullbillies

Ilkley

Ickies, Milk-leaks

Ince-in-Makerfield

Incy-wincies, Spiders (from the nursery rhyme Incy Wincy Spider)

Inverness

Sneckies

Ipswich

Binners, Tractor Boys, Carrot Crunchers

Ilchester

Sickies

Irthlingborough

Irthlings

Isle of Wight

Caulkheads (named after the caulking of boats), Boat People (pejorative, refers to those commuting to the mainland for work)

Keele

Christines (after Christine Keeler)

Keighley

Keiths

Kenilworth

Everetts (after Kenny Everett)

Kettering

Holies, Sheep shaggers, Ketteringer pansies (pejorative)

Kendal

Kendalians, Kennys, Dollies

Keswick

Kezzies

Kidderminster

Kiddies, Kiddy Fiddlers (pejorative)

Kings Lynn

Linnets

Kilbarchan

Habbies

Kirkby-in-Ashfield

Turding-in-Ashpits

Knutsford

Nutters, Cnuts

Lancashire

Lankies, Yonners (specifically south-eastern Lancashire around the Oldham and Rochdale areas)

Lauder

Lousies

Leeds

Loiners^[30]

Leamington Spa

Lemons, Phlegms

Leek

Leakies

Leicester

Rat Eyes (from the Roman name for the city: Ratae), Chisits (from the pronunciation of "how much is it," which sounds like "I'm a chisit"); Foxes, Bin Dippers (named after Foxes)

Leicestershire

Leicesterites, Bean Bellies (from the eating of broad beans)^[31]

Leigh

Leythers, Lobby Gobblers (from lobby)

Leominster

Lemons

Letchworth Garden City

Lechers

Leyland

Ley-abouts

Lincoln

Imps (see Lincoln Imp), Impotents (pejorative), Missing Links

Lincolnshire

Yellow Bellies (after a species of frog common in the Lincolnshire and East Anglian Fens)^[32]

Linlithgow

Black Bitches, from the burgh coat of arms

Lichfield

Bitchy Litches

Lingfield

Ding-a-Lings

Littleborough

Little Buggers (not necessarily pejorative)

Littlehampton

LA, from the local accent being unable to pronounce the 'h' in Hampton^{[citation needed]}

Liverpool

Scousers (from the stew known as scouse),^[33][34]

Plastic Scousers or Plazzies (a person who falsely claims to be from Liverpool),^[35]

Woolybacks or Wools (a person from the surrounding areas of Liverpool, especially St Helens, Warrington, Widnes, or the Wirral)^[36][37]

Llanelli

Turks^[38]

London

Cockneys (Traditionally those born within the sound of the bells of St Mary le Bow, Cheapside)

Looe

Looneys, Looby Loos (from Andy Pandy, a children's television programme)

Lossiemouth

Codheids ^{[citation needed]}

Loughborough

Loogabaroogas (from attempts by foreigners to pronounce it)

Louth

Luddites

Lowestoft

Puds,^[6] Slow Stuffers (pejorative)

Ludlow

Luddites, Bloody Low-lifes (pejorative)

Luton

Hatters, Looneys, Harpic Dodgers (pejorative, equating the town to a toilet)

Lyme Regis

Limeys, Slimeys, Cobnuts

Mablethorpe

Maybos

Macclesfield

Maxies,^[39] Treacle Towners

Maidenheads

Hymens

Maidstone

Slag-stoners (pejorative, compare Folkestone)

Manchester

Mancs (the shortened version of the demonym Mancunians), Mankys (pejorative)

Mansfield

Mannies, Stags, Deer Botherers, Scabs - offensive, linked to the divisions during the UK miners' strike (1984–1985)^[40]

Malmesbury

Jackdaws, Smarmies, Marmites

Malton, North Yorkshire

Maltesers

March

Slow Marchers (pejorative)

Margate

Maggots (pejorative), Dee-effells (acronym, "Down From London", refers to relocators)

Market Drayton

Maggot-Dregs (pejorative), Milk Trays

Market Harborough

Maggot-Harbourers (pejorative)

Matlock

Pubic-hairs

Melton Mowbray

Porkies (famous for pork pies)

Middlesbrough

Smoggies.^[41]

Middleton

Piddly Middlies (pejorative)

Midsomer Norton

Zombies

Milton Keynes

Milk-'n-Beaners

Mirfield

Smurfs

Monmouth

Monsters, Monster Mouths, Mongs (pejorative)

Montrose

Gable Endies

Morecambe

Sandgronians^[6]

Moretonhampstead

Mormon Hamsters

Nantwich

Dabbers,^[42] Nannies

Neath

Abbey-Jacks, Blacks, Blackjacks.

Nelson

Smelly Nellies (pejorative)

Newark-on-Trent

Trentsiders, Wankers (anagram)

Newbiggin-by-the-Sea

Big'uns

New Brighton

Newbos

Newcastle upon Tyne

Geordies, Barcodes (the football team play in black and white striped shirts)

Newton Abbot

Mutant Scabbies

Norfolk

Norfolk Dumplings ("Dumplings being a favourite food in that county"),^[43] Turkey Botherers (pejorative)

Northampton

Cobblers, after the ancient shoe industry that thrived in the town.

Northern Ireland

Paddies, Huns (sectarian offensive term for pro-British Unionists), Taigs (sectarian offensive term for pro-Irish Nationalists)

North Shields

Cods Heeds, Fish Nabbers^{[citation needed]}

North Wales

Gogs^[44]

Northwich

Salter Boys^{[citation needed]}

Norwich

Nodgies, Canaries, Budgies (the football club colours are green and yellow)

Nottingham

Snotties, Boggers, Scabs (insult; see Mansfield)

Nuneaton

Codders, Treacle Towners^[45]

Ogmore-by-Sea

Pornographers (pejorative)

Okehampton

Okey Dokeys

Oldbury

Oldies, Dead Oldies

Oldham

Yonners (from Oldham pronunciation of 'yonder' as in 'up yonner'), Roughyeds, Biffos

Ongar

Ongarians, Mongers (pejorative)

Ormskirk

Ormies, Biggos

Ossett

Ossies, Hot-shits (not necessarily pejorative)

Oswaldtwistle

Gobbins (but only "above the lamp")^[46]

Otley

Otters, Grotties (pejorative)

Oxted

Cockstoods

Padiham

Thick-Neeks,^[6] Paddywhacks, Irish Piggies (pejorative - "Paddy Ham")

Painswick

Penis-Whackers

Paisley

Buddies,^[47]

Peacehaven

Plotters,^[48] Piss Mavens (pejorative)

Peaslake

Mushy Peas

Penistone

Penistoners, Penis Toners (pejorative)

Penzance

Peezeders

Peterborough

Peterpatchers, Peterphiles (pejorative), Posh (collective, from the football club)

Peterhead

Bluemogganers, Blue Tooners

Petworth

Muppets (pejorative)

Pewsey

Spewers

Pickering

Nose Pickers

Plymouth

Janners. Originally a person who spoke with a Devon accent,^[49][50] now simply any West Countryman.^[49] In naval slang (where the place is referred to as Guz^[51]), this is specifically a person from Plymouth.^[50]

Poole

Poodles

Portsmouth

Pompey (collective, shared by the city, the naval base and the football club), Skates (pejorative, alluding to frustrated sailors raping skates)

Port Talbot

Port Toileteers

Potters Bar

Pisspots, Bar-flys (pejorative)

Prescot

Prekkies

Preston

Nob-enders (pejorative, from Preston North End F.C.)

Pudsey

Pud Pullers (pejorative)

Queensbury

Quims (pejorative)

Radstock

Raddlers, Rattlers

Ramsbottom

Woollybums

Ramsgate

Hovellers (refers to hoy boats used to supply sailing ships)

Raunds

Randies

Rawtenstall

Rotten-balls (pejorative)

Reading

Dingbats (pejorative), Dingoes

Redcar

Codheads

Redditch

Radishes

Reedham

Rats^[1]

Redhill

Dead Willies

Rickmansworth

Rickies, Prickies (pejorative)

Rishton

Irishmen

Rochdale

Rochies, Cockroaches (pejorative)

Ross-on-Wye

Rosstitutes (pejorative)

Rotherham

Chuckles, Rotherbirds

Royston

Crows

Royton

Royds, Destroyers

Runcorn

Runnys

Rushden

Bog Brushes

Ryde

Riders, Easy Riders (pejorative when applied to the womenfolk)

Rye

Mudlarks^[52]

St Agnes

Aggies

St Albans

Snorbennies,^[53] Snore Bennies (pejorative, alluding to the character Benny in the soap opera Crossroads)

St Andrews

Andy Pandies (from Andy Pandy, a children's television programme)

St Austell

Snozzles

St Helens

Nellies, Woollybacks^[54]

St Neots

Snotties

Salford

Dots (acronym, from the song Dirty Old Town by The Pogues)

Sandown

Rundowners, Sad Downers (pejorative)

Sandwich

Sarnies

Scarborough

Scarbs, Algerinos, Bottom-enders (for those born or raised in the old town)

Scotland

Scotties, Jocks^[55] Macs, Sweaties (offensive; from rhyming slang "Sweaty Sock" for Jock).

Scunthorpe

Scunnys, Scuntys

Selkirk

Souters

Shackerstone

Shaggers

Shankhill

Shankys, Wanky Shankys (pejorative)

Shavington

Tramps^{[citation needed]}

Shaw

Gorbies

Shelf

Stackers

Sheffield

Dee Dars, Steelmekkers^[6]

Shepshed

Sheep-shits (pejorative)

Shepton Mallet

Shit-'n-smell-it-s (pejorative)

Sherborne

Sherberts

Sheringham

Shannocks

Shifnal

Shifties

Shipley

Shipworms (pejorative)

Shirley

Temples (after Shirley Temple), Shirt-lifters (pejorative, nowadays offensive)

Shrewsbury

Salops (shortened version of the demonym Salopians), Shrews, Plastic Sheepshaggers (pejorative, especially from Telford folk: "Not in Wales, but might as well be")

Sidmouth

Hissing Sids (see Captain Beaky and His Band)

Skegness

Skeggies, Scaggies (pejorative)

Skelmanthorpe

Smelly-Skellys

Skelmersdale

Skemheads, Skemmers, Skummers (pejorative), Woolybacks or Wools (in Liverpool)

Skipton

Skiprats (pejorative)

Skye

Sgitheanachs

Slough

Sluffers, Paludians (Latin; Slough means "marsh")

Smethwick

Smeggies

Solihull

Silhillians, Silly Hillbillies (pejorative)

Southampton

Sotoners, Scum (collective, pejorative), Scummers

Southend-on-Sea

Mudlarks (the "beach" is a mudflat)

South Ockendon

Cock-in-Dungs (pejorative)

South Shields

Sand Dancers

South Wales

Hwntws (by people from North Wales)

South Woodham Ferrers

Sex With Friends (acronym, collective)

Southern England

Southern Fairies, Shandy Drinkers, United Supporters

Southport

Sandgrounders, Groundies, Sowies, Shit-pots (pejorative)

Spalding

Splods

Spilsby

Spliffers (pejorative)

Stalybridge

Staleys, Staly-vegasers

Stanford-le-Hope

No-hopers

Stanley

Afghanistanleys

Stafford

Staffies, Stuffers

Stockport

Stopfordians (from an old name for Stockport), Stockies, Stockpots, Hatters

Stockton on Tees

Smoggies

Stoke-on-Trent

Potters, Clay Heads, Stokies, Jug Heads, Pot Heads, Monkey-Dusters (pejorative)

Stowmarket

Stowmartians

Stranraer

Cleyholers

Stratford-upon-Avon

Fads (acronym, "Fat American Dodgers"; the town is over-touristed)

Strood

Long Tails, Stroodles

Stroud

Stroudies

Sunderland

Mackems,^[56] Jamrags (pejorative, the football team play in red and white striped shirts)

Surrey

Capons

Sutherland

Cattach

Sutton, Surrey

Shat-ons (pejorative)

Sutton-in-Ashfield

Shitting-in-Ashpits

Swanage

Cygnets

Swansea

Jacks

Swindon

Moonrakers, Pighillers (what the name means), Swine-dungs (pejorative)

Tadcaster

Taddys, Tadpoles

Tamworth

Tammys, Tampons (pejorative)

Tarbert, Loch Fyne

Dookers (named after guillemot and razorbill, sea-birds once a popular food among Tarbert natives)

Taunton

T-Towners, Tants, Peacocks (from the football club) Piss-cocks (pejorative)

Teignmouth

Muffians

Telford

Telfies, Tel-chavs, Overspills (pejorative), Skelly-tels, Teletubbies

Tetbury

Tits

Thame

Tame Rats

Thirsk

Thir-skis

Tideswell

Tidsas^[39]

Tidworth

Tiddlers, Tiddly Widdlys, Shiddly Tiddly Widdlys (the town hosts an army camp)

Tilbury

Tillbillies

Tipton

Fly-tips

Tiptree

Tipplers

Tottington

Totties, Totters, Totty Totties (the young womenfolk)

Towcester

Toasters, Tossers, Toe-suckers

Tring

Tring-a-lings

Trowbridge

Knobs,^[6] Knobheads (pejorative)

Uckfield

Uckers, Noeffs

Urmston

Worms (pejorative)

Ventnor

Ventriloquists (pejorative; "they talk out of their arses, and their heads are the dummies")

Wakefield

Wakey-Wakeys

Wales

Taffs [Mid/West Welsh] (sometimes considered offensive),^[57] Taffies.^[58]

Wallingford

Wallies, Wally-farts

Walsall

Saddlers, Walnuts, Wallies-all (pejorative, collective)

Walton-on-Thames

Tame Wallies

Walton-on-the-Hill

Wally Hillbillies

Walton-on-the-Naze

Wally Noses

Wantage

Wanters

Warrington

Wazzas, Wires, Wirepullers (after the local wire industry),^[59] Woolybacks or Wools (in Liverpool)

Washington

Washers, Shingles

Watford

Watties, Wotsits, Twats (pejorative)

Wednesbury

Wedgies, Dead Wedgies (see below)

Wednesfield

Wedgies,^[39] Muddy Wedgies (see above)

Wellingborough

Smelly Wellies (pejorative)

Welshpool

Soup Heads, Deadpoolers

Welwyn

Cock-well-ins

Welwyn Garden City

Weeds (also see above)

Wem

Wembats (pejorative; wombats are slow, thick, mostly arse and good at digging)

Wendover

Bendovers, Bendy-Wendies (pejorative)

West Brompton

Baggies

Westhoughton

Keawyeds (Cowheads, after local legend)

West Kirby

Wekkas

West Riding of Yorkshire

Wessies (in other parts of Yorkshire)

Wetherby

Horribles ("horrible weather")

Weymouth

Kimberlins (Isle of Portland name for a person from Weymouth), Weybizas (due to the wild nightlife the town has adopted)

Whitehaven

Marras, Jam Eaters, Wetties, Glow-Worms (allegedly contaminated by radioactivity from Sellafield)

Whitby

Codheads, Spookies

Whitstable

Bubbles, Shit-bubbles (pejorative)

Whittle-le-Woods

Widdlies

Whitworth, Lancashire

Shit-worths (pejorative)

Widecombe in the Moor

Wookiees

Widnes

Chemics, Stinkies, Woolybacks or Wools (in Liverpool)

Wigan

Pie-eaters (having to eat humble pie after a strike, also pies are central to the cuisine there), Pie-noshers, Purrers,^[60]

Wigston

Piggly-Wigglies

Willenhall

Willies

Wiltshire

Moonrakers

Wingham, Kent

Wingnuts

Wisbech

Wisbekistanis (pejorative)

Witham

Shit'ems (pejorative)

Woking

Joke-Wokes

Wolverhampton

Wolvos, Yam Yams (from local dialect where people say "Yam" meaning "Yow am" meaning "You are"), Yammies, Dingles (pejorative)

Wombwell

Wombats

Woodbridge

Woodworms (pejorative)

Worcester

Woos

Worth

Nothings (pejorative)

Worthing

Pork Bolters^[52]

Workington

Jam Eaters

Wye

Bovvers

Wymondham

Windies (short first "i", following local pronunciation)

Yeovil

Eeyores, Yo-yos, Yo-yo-knickers (pejorative, directed at the womenfolk)

York

Yorkies, Old Yorkers, Yoricks

Yorkshire

Tykes, Yorkies, Yorkie Bars, Tight (epithet varies)s (the inhabitants have a reputation for frugality)

• List of regional nicknames
• Lists of nicknames – nickname list articles on Wikipedia
• Demonym

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