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Sobriquet

Sobriquet Meaning & Definition
Sobriquet Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sobriquet?

[n] a familiar name (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Sobriquet: cognomen | moniker | nickname | soubriquet

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See Also | appellation | appellative | denomination | designation

Sobriquet In Webster's Dictionary

\So`bri`quet"\ (s[-o]`br[-e]`k[asl]"), n.[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}.]

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