Word of the Day 03/10/24 Sobriquet
Sobriquet (noun)
sobriquet [ soh-bruh-key, -ket, soh-bruh-key, -ket; French saw-bree-ke ] (previously 10-13-13)
noun, plural so·bri·quets [soh-bruh-keyz, -kets, soh-bruh-keyz, -kets; French saw-bree-ke].
1. a nickname.
Also sou·bri·quet [soo-bruh-key, -ket, soo-bruh-key, -ket].
OTHER WORDS FROM SOBRIQUET
so·bri·quet·i·cal, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO SOBRIQUET
appellation, moniker, alias, anonym, byname, handle, label, nomenclature, pseudonym, tag, nom de guerre, nom de plume, pen name, pet name
See synonyms for sobriquet on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1640-50; origin uncertain; from French Middle French soubriquet “nickname, surname,” formerly also “a jest,” from Old French soubriquet, soubzbriquet “a gentle tap under the chin, a chuck under the chin”
HOW TO USE SOBRIQUET IN A SENTENCE
As the sigil of House Tyrell is a rose, the sobriquet is a play on her cunning and prickliness.
‘GAME OF THRONES’ SEASON 3 FOR DUMMIES | JACE LACOB | MARCH 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
It would earn for its creator the sobriquet of “Tricky Dick.”
'TRICKY DICK' VS. THE PINK LADY | SALLY DENTON | NOVEMBER 16, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
When Obama dispenses with that dread sobriquet “professorial,” he does it by being, well, more professorial.
OBAMA FREES HIS MOJO | TINA BROWN | SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
The coolest dude I ever knew was a hustler in New York City that was known by the unusual sobriquet “Seldom Seen.”
AN OBAMANATION | MANSFIELD FRAZIER | JANUARY 27, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
On the advice of his customer, the poet Parny, he had taken the name of Marius, a sobriquet which stuck to the establishment.
REPERTORY OF THE COMEDIE HUMAINE, COMPLETE, A -- Z | ANATOLE CERFBERR AND JULES FRANOIS CHRISTOPHE
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
sobriquet [ soh-bruh-key, -ket, soh-bruh-key, -ket; French saw-bree-ke ] (previously 10-13-13)
noun, plural so·bri·quets [soh-bruh-keyz, -kets, soh-bruh-keyz, -kets; French saw-bree-ke].
1. a nickname.
Also sou·bri·quet [soo-bruh-key, -ket, soo-bruh-key, -ket].
OTHER WORDS FROM SOBRIQUET
so·bri·quet·i·cal, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO SOBRIQUET
appellation, moniker, alias, anonym, byname, handle, label, nomenclature, pseudonym, tag, nom de guerre, nom de plume, pen name, pet name
See synonyms for sobriquet on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1640-50; origin uncertain; from French Middle French soubriquet “nickname, surname,” formerly also “a jest,” from Old French soubriquet, soubzbriquet “a gentle tap under the chin, a chuck under the chin”
HOW TO USE SOBRIQUET IN A SENTENCE
As the sigil of House Tyrell is a rose, the sobriquet is a play on her cunning and prickliness.
‘GAME OF THRONES’ SEASON 3 FOR DUMMIES | JACE LACOB | MARCH 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
It would earn for its creator the sobriquet of “Tricky Dick.”
'TRICKY DICK' VS. THE PINK LADY | SALLY DENTON | NOVEMBER 16, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
When Obama dispenses with that dread sobriquet “professorial,” he does it by being, well, more professorial.
OBAMA FREES HIS MOJO | TINA BROWN | SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
The coolest dude I ever knew was a hustler in New York City that was known by the unusual sobriquet “Seldom Seen.”
AN OBAMANATION | MANSFIELD FRAZIER | JANUARY 27, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
On the advice of his customer, the poet Parny, he had taken the name of Marius, a sobriquet which stuck to the establishment.
REPERTORY OF THE COMEDIE HUMAINE, COMPLETE, A -- Z | ANATOLE CERFBERR AND JULES FRANOIS CHRISTOPHE
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.