Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See sobriquet.

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  • noun See sobriquet.

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  • noun Alternative spelling of sobriquet.

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  • noun a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)

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Examples

  • I have not done so because elsewhere a soubriquet is always explicitly accounted for in the Commentary, and here nothing is said.

    Psalms of the Sisters Caroline Augusta Foley Rhys 1909

  • These nicknames of affection or derision, from the French slang soubriquet, “a chuck under the chin,” enlivened the political language of a previous era.

    No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

  • These nicknames of affection or derision, from the French slang soubriquet, “a chuck under the chin,” enlivened the political language of a previous era.

    No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

  • These nicknames of affection or derision, from the French slang soubriquet, “a chuck under the chin,” enlivened the political language of a previous era.

    No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

  • These nicknames of affection or derision, from the French slang soubriquet, “a chuck under the chin,” enlivened the political language of a previous era.

    No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

  • But, for the record, I prefer Michael Jackson's account, if for no other reason than he uses the word "soubriquet", which is pretty badass if you ask me.

    Archive 2009-08-01 2009

  • But, for the record, I prefer Michael Jackson's account, if for no other reason than he uses the word "soubriquet", which is pretty badass if you ask me.

    My Obsession With Porter Begins 2009

  • It is almost needless to add that this cane derives its 'soubriquet' of

    Australian Search Party Charles Henry Eden 1858

  • Sobriquet is the French form yet "soubriquet" has made the dictionary as a variant.

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VI No 1 1979

  • So he may appreciate the paradox of his lightning ascent in his second calling – not to mention the mutterings of those press-box colleagues who have toiled diligently for years without recognition from their trade's association and remember the days when they called him Captain Grumpy, a soubriquet he did his best to live up to.

    US hard courts will reveal if Andy Murray's lapses are part of a cycle | Kevin Mitchell 2011

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