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Sobriquet


Soˊbriˊquet′

(sō̍ˊbrē̍ˊkā̍′)
,
Noun.
[F.
sobriquet
, OF.
soubzbriquet
,
soubriquet
, a chuck under the chin, hence, an affront, a nickname; of uncertain origin; cf. It.
sottobecco
a chuck under the chin.]
An assumed name; a fanciful epithet or appellation; a nickname.
[Sometimes less correctly written
soubriquet
.]

Definition 2024


sobriquet

sobriquet

English

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Noun

sobriquet (plural sobriquets)

  1. A familiar name for a person (typically a shortened version of a person’s given name).
    "The Bard" is a sobriquet of English playwright William Shakespeare.
    • 1862, A. Banning Norton
      The sobriquet of Johnny Appleseed attached to him, though his real name was Chapman, in consequence of his being ever engaged in gathering and planting appleseed and cultivating nurseries of apple trees.

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French

Etymology

Origin uncertain.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɔbʁikɛ/

Noun

sobriquet m (plural sobriquets)

  1. nickname