10 Most Embarrassing Presidential Nicknames In History

Why do so many nicknames refer to male genitalia, anyway?

By Chris Waugh /

George Washington was often known as "The Father of His Country", Thomas Jefferson as the "The Apostle of Democracy" - while Abraham Lincoln was given a variety of favourable nicknames, including "Honest Abe", "The Great Emancipator" and "The Liberator". Yet not all presidents of the United States of America have been acknowledged or remembered in such a positive light as those three. In fact, of the 43 men to have served as President - Barack Obama may by called the "44th President", but that is because Grover Cleveland enjoyed two non-consecutive terms so he is both the 22nd and 24th President - the majority have been given at least one, and in some cases several, derogatory nicknames. From a term containing a swearword synonymous with lying, to a couple not-so-subtly referencing the weight of the President, to an imaginative twist on the leader's role as "commander-in-chief", there have been a variety of nicknames used in order to poke fun at or in some way demean the person occupying the White House - with the majority, unsurprisingly, originally being coined by the opposition party. So here are 10 of the most-embarrassing presidential nicknames in history - and there are at least two references to male genitalia here...