sobriquet

so·bri·quet

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [soh-bruh-key, -ket, soh-bruh-key, -ket; French saw-bree-ke]
- /ˈsoʊ brəˌkeɪ, -ˌkɛt, ˌsoʊ brəˈkeɪ, -ˈkɛt; French sɔ briˈkɛ/
- /ˈsəʊ.brɪ.keɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [soh-bruh-key, -ket, soh-bruh-key, -ket; French saw-bree-ke]
- /ˈsoʊ brəˌkeɪ, -ˌkɛt, ˌsoʊ brəˈkeɪ, -ˈkɛt; French sɔ briˈkɛ/

Definitions of sobriquet word

noun plural sobriquet a nickname. 1
countable noun sobriquet A sobriquet is a humorous name that people give someone or something. 0
noun sobriquet a humorous epithet, assumed name, or nickname 0
noun sobriquet a nickname 0
noun sobriquet an assumed name 0

See all 5 definitions of sobriquet

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Origin of sobriquet

First appearance:

before 1640

One of the 44% oldest English words

1640-50; < French < ?

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Parts of speech for Sobriquet

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sobriquet

sobriquet popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for sobriquet

noun sobriquet

appellation — An appellation is a name or title that a person, place, or thing is given.
autonym — a piece of literature published under the real name of an author
by-name — a secondary name; cognomen; surname.
by-word — a word or phrase associated with some person or thing; a characteristic expression, typical greeting, or the like.
compellation — appellation

All 16 Synonyms of sobriquet