- a nickname
- an assumed name
Origin of sobriquet
French from Middle French soubriquet, chuck under the chin from uncertain or unknown; perhapsAn example of a sobriquet is a grandfather calling his grandson "pumpkin."
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Origin of sobriquet
French from Middle French soubriquet, chuck under the chin from uncertain or unknown; perhaps
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also sou·bri·quet
noun
Origin of sobriquet
French from Old French soubriquet chuck under the chin
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(plural sobriquets)
From French sobriquet (“nickname"), from Middle French soubriquet (“a chuck under the chin").
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