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The Scarlet Pimpernel vocabulary
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sobriquet
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synonyms: nom de guerre, nom de plume, cognomen, appellation ???
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Definition:nickname
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And certainly they couldn't be spoken to insolently. In fact, even in their absence they could not be spoken of too harshly unless we used the sobriquet “They.”
Maya Angelou. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969)
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The number was: "2 B R 0 2 B." It was the telephone number of an institution whose fanciful sobriquets included: "Automat," "Birdland," "Cannery," "Catbox," "De-louser," "Easy-go," "Good-by, Mother," "Happy Hooligan," "Kiss-me-quick," "Lucky Pierre," "Sheepdip," "Waring Blendor," "Weep-no-more" and "Why Worry?"
Vonnegut, Kurt. 2 B R 0 2 B
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No wonder that in France the sobriquet of the mysterious Englishman roused in the people a superstitious shudder. Chauvelin himself as he gazed round the deserted room, where presently the weird hero would appear, felt a strange feeling of awe creeping all down his spine.
Baroness Emmuska Orczy. The Scarlet Pimpernel (1905)
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