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   sobriquet

   /ˈsəʊbrɪkeɪ/

   noun

   • 1. a person's nickname: "she was a vast and haughty person who answered to the sobriquet ‘Duchesse’"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: French, originally in the sense ‘tap under the chin’, of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 20

   • S

     1

   • O

     1

   • B

     3

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • Q

     10

   • U

     1

   • E

     1

   • T

     1

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