[SO-brih-kay; -ket]

noun

A nickname; an assumed name; an epithet.

Jersey Shore taught me that the term “guido” is a sobriquet for Italian American.


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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)

“Sobriquet.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/sobriquet. Accessed 29 Nov. 2023.

The Effin’ Word, s.v. “sobriquet”, accessed November 29, 2023, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/sobriquet.

The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Sobriquet. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved November 29, 2023, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/sobriquet


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