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Added 10 October 2026

sobriquet

/ˈsəʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about sobriquet at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

Origin

Borrowed from French sobriquet (“nickname”), from Middle French soubriquet (“a chuck under the chin”).

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