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Sobriquets are "a form of identification that goes beyond a traditional name and offers insight into a person’s character, appearance, profession, or any other distinguishing feature". They are used in politics, music, literature and for royalty, celebrities, and athletes.
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in that it is typically a familiar name used in place of a real name without the need for explanation; it may become more familiar than the original name.
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is equally applicable as a moniker for a person, group of people, historical event, or place. Examples are "Emiye Menelik", a name of Emperor
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Candidates for public office and political figures may be described with sobriquets, while living or posthumously. For example,
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meant a "little blow under the chin", also described as a chuck under the chin; this was derived from
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was the "American Sphinx" as a man of deeds rather than for verbal self-promotion.
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in general or specifically, its government (originally an attack against the
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A big celebration of the Big Yin is kicking off on the BBC Scotland channel.
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poetry. Contemporary usage is common in the English and French languages.
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was called "Honest Abe". An affectionate contemporary sobriquet for
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
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Early uses of sobriquets in writing and literature include the
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/ˈsbrɪˌk,-ˌkɛ,ˌsbrɪˈk,-ˈkɛ/
SOH-brih-kay, -⁠KAY
nickname
pseudonym
Menelik II
Ethiopia
Amharic
Genghis Khan
Mongolian
Mahatma Gandhi
Sanskrit
New York City
Big Apple
Rome
Vienna
Golden Apple
Latin
president of the United States
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Dead Sea Scrolls
Tang
Song (Southern Sung) dynasty

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