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sobriquet

/ˈsəʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. 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”).

  1. soubriquet(frm)
  2. sobriquet(French)
  3. sobriquet (English)
  4. Relations: bor, der

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