10 Most Embarrassing Presidential Nicknames In History
Why do so many nicknames refer to male genitalia, anyway?
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...