variants 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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Recent Examples of sobriquet 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 Quiz: from 1964 to the present, which major Republican candidate for president was NOT charged with this sobriquet? Walter E Block, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2025 The Woman Who Knew Everyone: The Power of Perle Mesta, Washington’s Most Famous Hostess by Meryl Gordon Perle Mesta acquired many sobriquets during her long life. Robin Olson, airmail.news, 4 Jan. 2025 That reputation earned Bayer Leverkusen the unflattering sobriquet Bayer Neverkusen—which explains itself. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for sobriquet
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Noun
  • Her strategically manipulative style of play on the series earned her the nickname Black Widow, a moniker that also followed her on other reality show appearances, such as on The Traitors 2 and Deal or No Deal Island 2.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
  • But the nickname in Jets lore lives on.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • According to research from Copyleaks, an AI analysis firm that helps businesses and institutions navigate the shifting landscape of this emergent technology, a new trend has produced Sora videos of celebrities appearing to spew hateful racist epithets.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
  • On his next broadcast, Maher convened guests like Ice Cube and Michael Eric Dyson to call him to task for using the epithet and to explore the issues about its us.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Her strategically manipulative style of play on the series earned her the nickname Black Widow, a moniker that also followed her on other reality show appearances, such as on The Traitors 2 and Deal or No Deal Island 2.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The dark moniker was the emperor’s way protect European farmers from the much superior indigo coming in from India.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Sobriquet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sobriquet. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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