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sobriquet

[ soh-bruh-key, -ket, soh-bruh-key, -ket; French saw-bree-ke ]

noun

plural sobriquets
  1. a nickname.


sobriquet

/ ˈ²õəʊ²ú°ùɪˌ°ì±ðɪ /

noun

  1. a humorous epithet, assumed name, or nickname
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ´Çb°ù¾±Â·±ç³Ü±ð³Ùi·³¦²¹±ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sobriquet1

First recorded in 1640–50; origin uncertain; from French Middle French soubriquet “nickname, surname,†formerly also “a jest,†from Old French soubriquet, soubzbriquet “a gentle tap under the chin, a chuck under the chinâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sobriquet1

C17: from French soubriquet, of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences

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An email address associated with him includes the 007 sobriquet of the world's most famous secret agent.

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The bird, in an inevitable shorthand created by the press, was given the sobriquet "Goldie", as he became headline news.

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However it's defined, though, the idea of distinct sleeping arrangements, also known by the doom-laden sobriquet "sleep divorce," sounds like a marital death knell.

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The up-and-coming caterer earned the sobriquet "Putin's chef".

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Bouldin runs a youth chess club and for decades has worked with young people, both on and off duty — and sometimes with snacks — earning her the sobriquet “Detective Cookie.â€

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