sobriquet
noun
a nickname.
sobriquets
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pluralof sobriquet.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Both sobriquets stem from Ludwig’s penchant for building gargantuan displays of excess at a clip that placed him in massive debt.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2025
That has earned him the sobriquets “Xi’s alter ego” and “Xi’s chief of staff.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 22, 2022
A photo of the bird, who shares sobriquets with the rapper Pitbull, is the most popular post on @petfindernames with more than 300,000 likes, and the bird has since been adopted.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 14, 2021
But this week, as a punishing heat wave bears down on Portland and much of western Oregon, Portlanders have given their town such nicknames as “Hotlandia,” along with less polite sobriquets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2017
The sobriquets had passed into general use, and the real names of Bess and Mari' were nearly obsolete.
From Wyandotte by James Fenimore Cooper
