- a variation of sobriquet.
soubriquet
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Nationally famous, he took on a Superhero soubriquet.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2021
But it was the penultimate set that produced the peak, a set of tennis so good that it deserves its own soubriquet - the Fabulous Fourth - as the stand-out classic in a stand-out match.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2014
One note said: "The greatest British leader" while another said to "The Iron Lady", a soubriquet bestowed by a Soviet army newspaper in the 1970s and which Thatcher loved.
From Reuters ● Apr. 9, 2013
It turned their far eastern fascination into a soubriquet that stood for the application of hip-hop's cut-and-paste aesthetics to forward-thinking beatcraft.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 22, 2010
It was during his first few days at the store that he acquired the soubriquet of "Checkers."
From Checkers A Hard-luck Story by Blossom, Henry M.
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