Brehs, where did the names Pookie & Ray-Ray originate from?

[At30wecashout]

And the plot thickens...

What you mean?

 

[419scam]

much funnier when you put Mr. before them

 

[@OffHalsted]

Names that end with te(Tay)... DeVante Swing inspired a lot of black mothers in the 90s, especially 1991 - 1995

 

[FeloniousMonk]

What you mean?

Anybody who is black usually knows whats what..

If you (not you) have to ask where Ray Ray and Pookie came from...

 

[At30wecashout]

Anybody who is black usually knows whats what..

If you (not you) have to ask where Ray Ray and Pookie came from...

Ah I gotcha. It legit puzzles me. In fact, like Lil Wayne, I was always "Lil Cashout" cause my dad was "Big Cashout". Anybody black has to have a ton of nicknames on deck, and pookie and ray ray is in everyone's family.

 

[Problematic Pat]

That was my street name back in day.

But I don't fit the dusty nikka with 30 kids living with moms stereotype thats now associated with the name.

 

[badtguy]

Since we’re talking about common nicknames, I know a gang of Zays, Nickis, Reds, and Shays.

Scoota, domo, shay shay

 

[badtguy]

Nique, Nique lil anything. Lil shawn, lil mike, lil brian. Lil usually means there's a father or uncle with the same name in black families

 

[badtguy]

Big anything regarding a female usually mean fat big tia, big Dominique, big jasmine.

Ex.
Gurl :Hey guess who I just saw?

Guy:Who?

Gurl: "Big tia, she was just at the store, looking big as hell.

Imma start charging you white folks. That's it i remember majority of y'all nikkas was white

I'm telling too much info

 

[Lord_nikon]

Generic 70, 80 hoods nicknames, I use to know some kids with those nicknames

 

[Mr Bubbles]

Nique, Nique lil anything. Lil shawn, lil mike, lil brian. Lil usually means there's a father or uncle with the same name in black families

Don't even got to be blood. I shared my name with one of the homies and even to this day I'm still "lil" to everybody that knows both of us.

 

[Stuntone]

There's a Ray-Ray and Pookie in every hood. They're never legit.

 

[im_sleep]

Ray Ray just a nickname for Ray, Raymond, etc.

We got a habit of doubling names, words, etc. That’s cultural.

Pookie is an old ass nickname. Like I wouldn’t doubt it goes back to at least slavery times. Hell I got a great-great uncle whose LEGAL name was Bootsy.


Has anyone ever done any cultural anthology on nicknames in AA culture? The diaspora? I’m sure if you dig enough you can find some links back to Africa.

 

[ePiffany]

Ray Ray just a nickname for Ray, Raymond, etc.

We got a habit of doubling names, words, etc. That’s cultural.

Pookie is an old ass nickname. Like I wouldn’t doubt it goes back to at least slavery times. Hell I got a great-great uncle whose LEGAL name was Bootsy.


Has anyone ever done any cultural anthology on nicknames in AA culture? The diaspora? I’m sure if you dig enough you can find some links back to Africa.

 

[Kenny West]

I remember RayRay from kanye workout plan

Got a boo boo in my family and lots of assorted friends and family with typical philly nicknames like shizz, zay, mar, rell, leek, reek etc

Ive met over 30+ people with the nicknames i mentioned there alone