Satchels worn by man are often humorously called "Man Purse" due to their similar design to some of the woman purses.

Ms. Brooke, who writes most of their songs, has humorously called their sound "urban folk acoustic nouvelle cuisine a la something - with mango chutney."

A mullet haircut is humorously called a "chocopanda" or "chocolo" in Chile, after the mullets usually worn by street vendors selling the ice cream.

This was clearly demonstrated in the Alps in what were half humorously called "leptogeosynclines", that is troughs with very little sediment.

Newfoundland English is often humorously called Newfinese.

This incident is humorously called Nipplegate.

They were sometimes humorously called "Yellow dog Democrats," or "boll weevils," "Dixiecrats."

The long, thin tendon of the plantaris is humorously called "the freshman's nerve," as it is often mistaken for a nerve by first-year medical students.

They have adapted to terrestrial life and are thus sometimes humorously called "winkles-come-ashore".