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Sobriquet
Sobriquet meaning
A familiar name for a person or thing; a nickname (sometimes assumed by the person, but often given by others) that is descriptive.
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His nickname for Joan Hirst, his secretary for 25 years, was “Stop and Fetch”, and he demanded acolytes call him “The Master”, a sobriquet from actor John Mills.
In a letter released by the guild, it stated that the person Thank God was referring to was not Mercy Johnson but her former PA, who was called by the sobriquet Emeka Mercy Johnson.
On the other hand, Kamal Haasan said that he will always be grateful for the sobriquet ‘Kalainyani’ Kalaingar gave him.
Still, Hudson thinks the sobriquet sends a negative message, she said.
The June 10 appearance of the sobriquet, then, represents nothing new and signals just as much.
The sobriquet applies mainly to the overlapping worlds of environmental NGOs, philanthrocapitalism, but it is not limited to that.
The Squad is a moniker the four first-term women of color with similar Bernie Sanders-style left-wing political views gave themselves in jest, only to find Republicans turning it into a sobriquet.
Despite the deceptive sobriquet, Mollywood, Malayalam films carved a niche for themselves in the Indian film industry with its depiction of social themes.
He was called the sobriquet Rashtraguru.
The MiG 21 BISON Squadron, of which Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was a part of when he took on intruding aircraft of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) in Jammu and Kashmir on February 27 this year and shot down a F-16 aircraft, has taken on a new sobriquet.
Everyone in the family, to avoid complication, calls her by the sobriquet–‘Dhyanu’.
He had an eye on Douglass House— sobriquet for Imo government house.
In June, Howell, who’s also known by his sobriquet, Lawless, received the royal treatment in Jamaica when he traveled to shoot two videos for tracks on riddims that solely featured Jamaican artistes…well, except for him.
The indictment of the former SGF for economic malfeasance in the infamous Grass-cutter gate which earned him the notorious “grass-cutter” sobriquet in political circles is a burden to Modi’s aspiration.
Among humanists he enjoyed the sobriquet "Prince of the Humanists", and has been called "the crowning glory of the Christian humanists".
As Chancellor Gladstone became committed to low public spending and to electoral reform, earning him the sobriquet "The People's William".
Berle's stature as the medium's first superstar earned him the sobriquet "Mr.
But Alan King already had that last name and sobriquet, so he would be the Prince of comedy instead.
From 1929, aircraft and mechanized transportation were increasingly used, earning this period the sobriquet of the 'Mechanical Age'.
Her common portrayal as the stereotypical "blonde bimbo" eventually earned her the sobriquet "Carol Cleavage" from the other Pythons, but she felt that the variety of her roles should not be described in such a pejorative way.