sobriquet
[ soh-bruh-key, -ket, soh-bruh-key, -ket; French saw-bree-ke ]
/ ˈsoʊ brəˌkeɪ, -ˌkɛt, ˌsoʊ brəˈkeɪ, -ˈkɛt; French sɔ briˈkɛ /
noun, plural so·bri·quets [soh-bruh-keyz, -kets, soh-bruh-keyz, -kets; French saw-bree-ke] /ˈsoʊ brəˌkeɪz, -ˌkɛts, ˌsoʊ brəˈkeɪz, -ˈkɛts; French sɔ briˈkɛ/.
a nickname.
Words nearby sobriquet
Also soubriquet.
Origin of sobriquet
1640–50; < French < ?
OTHER WORDS FROM sobriquet
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sobriquet
soubriquet
/ (ˈsəʊbrɪˌkeɪ) /
noun
a humorous epithet, assumed name, or nickname
Word Origin for sobriquet
C17: from French soubriquet, of uncertain origin
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