{"id":2531,"date":"2025-05-02T15:01:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T15:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/02\/brits-prefer-nicknames\/"},"modified":"2025-05-02T15:01:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T15:01:28","slug":"brits-prefer-nicknames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/02\/brits-prefer-nicknames\/","title":{"rendered":"Brits prefer nicknames"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>2025-05-02 15:01:28<\/b><br \/>\n<BR>More than half of young people prefer being referred to by a nickname.<BR><br \/>\nModern Brits have an average of three pet names and 56% of Gen Z admitted they prefer them to their real name, with 42% saying nicknames make them feel happy and 39% more loved when they are called by a different moniker.<BR><br \/>\nAnd a huge 93% of those surveyed believe nicknames are a way of showing affection.<BR><br \/>\nBut the study of under 30s from Coca-Cola found pet name usage has changed over time, with Gen Z insisting they would never use the likes of \u201ctreacle\u201d (38%), \u201csnookums\u201d (37%) , \u201cchick\u201d (35%) , \u201csugar\u201d (31%), \u201cold man\u201d (30%), or \u201chon\u201d (29%).<BR><br \/>\nInstead, \u201cbro\u201d (53%), \u201cmate\u201d (44%), and \u201cbestie\u201d (35%)  are the most popular terms of endearment with the younger generation, while other modern nicknames in the top 20 include &#8220;bae&#8221; (28%), king (12%0, and shawty (11%).<BR><br \/>\n Charlotte Butt, Senior Marketing Manager from Coca-Cola, said: \u201cNicknames are more than just labels; they\u2019re a shorthand for shared history, inside jokes and personal connections.<BR><br \/>\n&#8220;They reflect the unique relationships between individuals and the evolution of language within friendship groups, that\u2019s why we made sure to include terms of affection in our &#8216;Share a Coke&#8217; range.\u201d<BR><br \/>\nTo mark the findings, Coca-Cola have brought back &#8216;Share a Coke&#8217;, with the option for customers to create a can with any name of their choice by simply scanning the QR code on pack or instore from May 15th, to create a truly unique Coca-Cola pack. <BR><br \/>\nAnd for the first time, Brits will be able to choose from a range of other nicknames and phrases around friendship, such as \u201cMy Bestie\u201d, \u201cMy Bae\u201d, \u201cMy Mate\u201d, \u201cMy Fam\u201d and \u201cMy Day One\u201d.<BR><br \/>\nLook for personalised Coca-Cola packs in store now.<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Visit Bang Bizarre (main website) <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/xtbac.js\" data-video=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025-05-02 15:01:28 More than half of young people prefer being referred to by a nickname. Modern Brits have an average of three pet names and 56% of Gen Z admitted&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2532,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bizarre"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2531"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2533,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531\/revisions\/2533"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}