Call
Dub
Dub verb - To give a name to.
Usage example: I've dubbed my car the “Lone Ranger,” although “Loan Raider” probably would have been more apt
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- The Funimation dub of One Piece has Usopp accidentally call Zoro "Zolo" during the Skypeia arc, referencing his name change in the 4Kids dub and the Viz Media manga translation.
Source: Mythology Gag / Anime - Kakarrot, Goku's Saiyan name, is avoided altogether in the dub of Z, but as there wasn't a French dub of GT to base the Portuguese script on, Vegeta's quirk is dealt with by having him randomly call Goku strange words like "cachalote" (sperm whale).
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In the Cloverway dub, he had already called her "Rini" before, so they had to change the scene to have him call her "Minimoon" instead, which doesn't make sense because it's not her real name.
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