sobriquet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A familiar name for a person or thing; a nickname (sometimes assumed by the person, but often given by others) that is descriptive.

/ˈsəʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ/ ʹsōbrĭkā ʹsōbrĭkĕt /ˈsoʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ/ /ˈsoʊ.bɹɪ.kɛt/ en-us-sobriquet.ogg en-us-sobriquet-2.ogg

sobriquet sobriquets soubriquet

Borrowed from French sobriquet (“nickname”), from Middle French soubriquet (“a chuck under the chin”).

cognomen moniker nickname byname to-name

sobriquetical

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