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Webster 1913 Edition
Sobriquet
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Soˊbriˊquet′
(sō̍ˊbrē̍ˊkā̍′)
, Noun.
[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
.] Definition 2024
sobriquet
sobriquet
English
Alternative forms
Noun
sobriquet (plural sobriquets)
- A familiar name for a person (typically a shortened version of a person’s given name).
- "The Bard" is a sobriquet of English playwright William Shakespeare.
- 1862, A. Banning Norton
- The sobriquet of Johnny Appleseed attached to him, though his real name was Chapman, in consequence of his being ever engaged in gathering and planting appleseed and cultivating nurseries of apple trees.
Synonyms
Translations
familiar name for a person
French
Etymology
Origin uncertain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɔbʁikɛ/
Noun
sobriquet m (plural sobriquets)