Word of the day November 3
The Word of the Day for November 3 is:
sobriquet • \SOH-brih-kay\ • (noun) a descriptive name or epithet; nickname
A little more information about today’s word:
This synonym of "nickname" can be traced back to the Middle French "soubriquet," which first meant "tap under the chin," then "mockery." How did we get from those meanings to "nickname"? The answer to that question isn't known for sure, but we can tell you that the "nickname" meaning was well established in French by the time English speakers borrowed the term in the mid-17th century. In current English, the spelling "sobriquet" is most common, but "soubriquet" is also an accepted variant.
My sentence:
Baseball players have long been known by colorful sobriquets such as "The Georgia Peach" (Ty Cobb) and "The Splendid Splinter" (Ted Williams).
Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition.
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