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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

In 2012, Holler launched Rubinski Works (based on Rubi, a nickname her dad gave her) as a graphic design and photography business, with a side gig selling her wares at small pop-ups.

— Kelly Ryan Kegans, Midwest Living, 8 Aug. 2026
The film’s title refers to Ketty’s nickname in the Sicilian dialect.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of nickname

Noun

Hochman detailed a number of prosecutions, including the sentence of one man to a life sentence plus seven years with the possibility of parole for a March 23 attack, during which racial epithets were uttered.

— City News Service, Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Communism is so dead in most of the world that using ‘communist’ as a political epithet sounds almost quaint.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Definition of epithet

Noun

His bravado in attacking opponents’ campaign donors has earned him the moniker Meek Mill, likening his attacks to the rapper’s’ spitfire energy fueled from his time as a battle rapper.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
For the uninitiated, the Wizards Guild of America shares the same moniker, WGA, with the Writers Guild of America, which Stuart Fails to Save the Universe creators are all members of.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of moniker

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