About The Word Sobriquet
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Sobriquet
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Sobriquet: 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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