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.
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Also soubriquet.
Origin of sobriquet
1640–50; < French < ?
Related formsso·bri·quet·i·cal, adjective
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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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Word Origin and History for sobriquet
sobriquet
1640s, from French sobriquet "nickname," from Middle French soubriquet (15c.), which also meant "a jest, quip," and is said to have meant literally "a chuck under the chin" [Gamillscheg]; of unknown origin (first element perhaps from Latin sub "under").
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