Sobriquet (noun)
sow-brik-ay
A person’s nickname.
Mid 17th century: French, originally in the sense ‘tap under the chin’, of unknown origin.
Example sentences
“She was so broad, her sobriquet was ‘the house’.”
Scuttle (verb) skut-l to run with quick, hasty steps First recorded between 1450–1500. Combines scud, meaning “to dart or run,” + frequentative suffix -le. Sometimes associated with the locomotion of…
