Nickname
91lazy sophism — Nickname for the line of thought leading to fatalism, and the consequent paralysis of action …
92Bokkerijders — Nickname of some of the gangs of thieves that crowded around the border regions of the Republic, the Southern (Austrian) Netherlands now Belgium and the German Empire. Especially during 1730–1775, many bands were active, some of which seem to… …
93Seabeggars (Watergeuzen) — Nickname for a part of the polit ical opposition in the Netherlands against their overlord, the Spanish king Philip II. Among them were members of the impoverished lower strata of the nobility who feared the centralizing tendency in the gov… …
94GITCHE GUMEE — Nickname for Lake Superior (Regional) …
95G-MEN — Nickname for FBI Agents (Governmental » FBI Files) …
96MICROFIX — (Nickname for Army Ruggedized Microcomputer Workstation) (Governmental » Military) …
97orange crush — Nickname for FIX API 2.3 Express project. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary …
98BOMBA — nickname of Ferdinand II., late king of the Two Sicilies, given him, it is alleged, from his calling upon his soldiers to bombard his people during an insurrection …
99Coathanger — nickname for the Sydney Harbour Bridge …
100Old Grog — nickname (from grogram the material his cloak was made of) of Admiral Vernon who in 1740 ordered water to be issued with sailors pure spirits …