sobriquet
\SOH-bruh-key\
noun
1. a nickname.
Quotes
As for the sobriquet, she was no ice queen, but in the macho world of law enforcement, playing that role was the only thing that kept her safe — from men and from her own rogue impulses.
-- Greg Iles, The Footprints of God, 2003
Origin
Sobriquet comes from the French word of the same spelling which is of uncertain origin.
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