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āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
Epithet
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āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ§āĻŋ, āĻ āĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ
an abusive word or insulting nickname that is used instead of someone's name or title
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His rivals used " Crazy Joe " as an epithet to refer to him in attempts to undermine his character.
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02
āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇāĻŖ, āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
a word or phrase applied to something to convey its character or essence in a descriptive sense
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Fans took to affectionately calling their favorite quarterback " Captain Comeback " as an epithet for his ability to lead late game winning drives.
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