Nicknames

[Carol]

No: HPFGUIDX 185624


> Geoff:
> Maybe the nickname only appears twice in canon but the reaction 
> of the Marauders to its use in SWM implies that they were familiar 
> with it and hence it had a bit more mileage under its belt than was 
> chronicled in the pages of the books.

Carol responds:
Of course, they were familiar with it! They invented it! And they held
onto it all that time. There's no indication that anyone else used it
until Lily angrily hurled it at Severus in retaliation for "Mudblood."

> Geoff:
> That may be Harry's interpretation but, as I quoted from a
dictionary a day or so ago, the definition does not rule out being
used in a derogatory way. I don't suppose that Richard Nixon thought
very highly of "Tricky Dicky".

Carol responds:
"Tricky Dick" (no second "y") was an epithet, not a nickname. See
definition 2 in my previous post. Your definition may not rule out a
derogatory use, but mine specifically includes it. QED.
>
> Geoff:
> So we agree to disagree.

Carol:
Yes. 
> 
> I thought you would rise to my use of QED.
> QED.
> :-))
>
Carol:
Oh, evil! :-P!!! ;-)

Carol, who will try not to rise to that bait again