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sobriquet - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'sobriquet' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sobriquet [ n.]
- An assumed name; a fanciful epithet or appellation; a nickname.

Meaning of 'sobriquet' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sobriquet [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
Example in sentence:
  • Henry's nickname was Slim;
  • Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph

Nearby Words:

sob sobbed sobbing sober sober-minded sobered sobering soberize soberly soberness

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