sobriquet
/ˈsəʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ/ · noun
Meaning
- A familiar name for a person or thing; a nickname (sometimes assumed by the person, but often given by others) that is descriptive.
Etymology / origin
Borrowed from French sobriquet (“nickname”), from Middle French soubriquet (“a chuck under the chin”).
- soubriquet(frm)→
- sobriquet(French)→
- sobriquet (English)
- Relations: bor, der
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