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sobriquet

noun

ˈsō-bri-ˌkā

variants also soubriquet

Definition of sobriquet

as in nickname

a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual tagged her with the sobriquet "peanut" because of her diminutive size

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Recent Examples of sobriquet This was the achievement that earned him the sobriquet the All-Crushing Kant, leaving no traditional dogma standing. — Adam Kirsch, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2025 Maintaining Tight Control Those closest to Il Signor Armani – his sobriquet among employees and collaborators – have been groomed to follow his lead. — Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 The kidnapping and killing of Charles Lindbergh’s son often is given that sobriquet. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025 Theoretically, September would bring four new iPhones as usual but they would be called iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air (or some other sobriquet suggesting thinness), iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Ultra. — David Phelan, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sobriquet

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Noun

Clark suggested Cannon re-edit and overdub the recording with the stronger bass drums that would become Cannon’s trademark sound and nickname inspiration.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 July 2026
La Albiceleste, which means The White and Sky Blue and is the nickname of Argentina’s team, also inspires another churro in the collection.

— Sarah Moreno Updated July 18, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

Definition of nickname

Noun

Social media has teemed with unsavory videos of Argentinean misbehavior in the stadiums, including fans hurling racial epithets at a Black American influencer and showering Egyptians with beer.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 16 July 2026
Mendelsohn also retains Homer’s repetitious epithets for characters that some modern translations—written for the silent reader of the 21st century—have slimmed down.

— Chris Moody, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

Definition of epithet

Noun

The castle moniker invokes brooding keeps, defensive towers and forbidding stone.

— Donna Hardie-Scott, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Whether competing under the moniker of Mass Street or JHX Hoops, the former Jayhawks have repeatedly watched a $1 million prize slip away.

— Latif Love July 21, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026

Definition of moniker

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