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Sobriquet - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Sobriquet : (noun)
1: a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of
a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his
nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname
was Slim" [syn: nickname, moniker, cognomen, soubriquet]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Sobriquet : \So`bri`quet"\ (s[-o]`br[-e]`k[asl]"), n.[F.
sobriquet, OF. soubzbriquet, soubriquet, a chuck under the
chin, hence, an affront, a nickname; of uncertain origin; cf.
It. sottobecco a chuck under the chin.]
An assumed name; a fanciful epithet or appellation; a
nickname. [Sometimes less correctly written soubriquet.]
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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