- 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
In 2016, with the help of tax incentives, more big feature films were made in Georgia than California, earning it the soubriquet the “Hollywood of the South”.
From The Guardian • Sep. 17, 2018
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
One of the most noted in the craft was known by the soubriquet of Pierre Mandrin, the name of that célébré being conferred on account of his superiority and skill in assuming disguises.
From Dumas' Paris by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
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