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also soubriquet
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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Justice remained eternally grateful for the naval officer’s sobriquet.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Over the years, a variety of sobriquets have been used to describe overweight ballplayers.
—Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2023
Rock star is only one of Chrissie Hynde’s sobriquets.
—Jeff Slate, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2023
Thalaivar translates literally as leader and is one of the laudatory sobriquets used to describe Rajinikanth.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Sep. 2023
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Over the years, a variety of sobriquets have been used to describe overweight ballplayers.
—Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2023
Rock star is only one of Chrissie Hynde’s sobriquets.
—Jeff Slate, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2023
Thalaivar translates literally as leader and is one of the laudatory sobriquets used to describe Rajinikanth.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Sep. 2023
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“Sobriquet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sobriquet. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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