soubriquet

[ soo-bruh-key, -ket, soo-bruh-key, -ket ]

/ ˈsu brəˌkeɪ, -ˌkɛt, ˌsu brəˈkeɪ, -ˈkɛt /

noun

sobriquet.

Nearby words

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Examples from the Web for soubriquet

To this genius, on account of his many disagreeable qualities, we had given the soubriquet of ‘Common Doings.’
The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, February 1844|Various
He remained until his death the representative from Meppen, whence his soubriquet, the Pearl of Meppen.
The War Upon Religion|Rev. Francis A. Cunningham
He wore a doublet of crimson damask, and a short Angevin cloak, which gained for him the soubriquet of Courtmantle.
Heroines of the Crusades|C. A. Bloss
Alexander Macleod's precarious mode of life and variable spirits occasioned the soubriquet.
Life Of Johnson, Volume 5|Boswell

He won his wager, but also the soubriquet of Le Diable enflamm.
The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness|Cecil B. Hartley

British Dictionary definitions for soubriquet

soubriquet

/ (ˈsəʊbrɪˌkeɪ) /

noun

a variant spelling of sobriquet

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