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sobriquet noun byname, cognomen, fanciful name, fictitious, nickname, nom de plume, pseudonym See also: call, cognomen, title How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Karl LaRocca and Jef Scharf--that their alternate sobriquets Pre-Raphaelite Shaolin and Little Giant Robot come from Wu-Tang Clan's online nickname generator hints at their particular sensibility--run a small nonprofit silk-screen and design shop that turns out rock posters, album covers, artists' editions, and T-shirts (most visibly those emblazoned with the unequivocal slogan FUCK BUSH). Audiences loved to watch robots with colorful sobriquets such as Sir Killalot, Sgt. If they acknowledged that they had any nicknames, they belittled the significance of the sobriquets. |
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