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Vinony

sobriquet

noun

  1. nickname, sometimes assumed, but often given by another like Quaid e Azam (great leader) (original name is M. A. Jinnah), founder of Pakistan
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsəʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ/ / /ˈsoʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ/ / /ˈsoʊ.bɹɪ.kɛt/

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from French sobriquet (“nickname”), from Middle French soubriquet (“a chuck under the chin”).

  1. A familiar name for a person or thing; a nickname (sometimes assumed by the person, but often given by others) that is descriptive.

    ““The Bard” is a sobriquet of English playwright William Shakespeare.”

    “So began the memorable paper-chase for an extremely nebulous shop-assistant and a foreigner whose description began and ended with the sobriquet 'Peter the Italian'.”