NHL forward closes account after accidentally naming it derogatory term.

I have to admit, I had never heard this expression before, and clearly neither had Maple Leafs forward William Nylander.

The 19 year old center made the decision to deactivate one of his social media accounts(Twitter) when it was revealed that the handle he had chosen had a hidden meaning, and given that this is the internet, it had likely been pointed out to him numerous times. The Maple Leafs have since commented on the decision, one that they likely influenced directly.

“The team became aware that some were offended of his handle, notified him, and he subsequently deactivated it,” said Maple Leafs’ director of media relations Steve Keogh to Yahoo Sports.

The handle Nylander had chosen was "snizzbone" and was a nickname he had received as a young man for no particular reason, although a quick search online revealed the derogatory meaning of the term to him.

“I just got it from way back when I was younger."

While we won't reveal the vulgar nature of the term, suffice to say the first half to the handle "snizz" refers to a female body part, and with the second half of his handle you can probably figure it out. I have to admit, this one made me laugh.

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