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also soubriquet
as in nickname
a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual
tagged her with the sobriquet "peanut" because of her diminutive size
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Recent Examples of sobriquet
Such as holding court, choosing your sobriquet, and naming imbecilic lickspittles to our Kingsguard.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 7 July 2024
At the Charleston Place, instructors Caroline Riley and Anne Ruder take inspiration from the city’s nickname for their own sobriquet: Holy Mahj.
—Kinsey Gidicl, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2024
Justice remained eternally grateful for the naval officer’s sobriquet.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Over the years, a variety of sobriquets have been used to describe overweight ballplayers.
—Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2023
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 7 July 2024
At the Charleston Place, instructors Caroline Riley and Anne Ruder take inspiration from the city’s nickname for their own sobriquet: Holy Mahj.
—Kinsey Gidicl, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2024
Justice remained eternally grateful for the naval officer’s sobriquet.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Over the years, a variety of sobriquets have been used to describe overweight ballplayers.
—Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sobriquet
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His work garnered him a few nicknames, more followers and a nice pay bump.Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
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However, because its peculiar shape was reminiscent of a clothes iron, the Flatiron nickname quickly stuck.Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
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Today, the term is more often used as a negative epithet—but on her wise and poignant R&B album Heaux Tales, Jazmine Sullivan celebrates gossip’s emotional significance, showing the revelations and self-explorations that arise when women nurture community.Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
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Risqué language and colorful ethnics epithets flowed as liberally as the liquor, drawing the ire of a nearby diner who, while not nearly as famous, was at least as wealthy and possibly more influential.Lizz Schumer, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
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The moniker is derived from a manipulation of Japanese folklore that became popular following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in eastern Japan that led to the Fukushima nuclear plant meltdown, Frable said.Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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Even their old stage names read like monikers extracted from a time capsule: Alexis was Baby Ranking, Wisin was El Tical.Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Sobriquet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sobriquet. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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