ˈsōbrəˌkā, -ket ( usu -ked.+V), ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun
or sou·bri·quet “, |süb-
( -s )
Etymology: French sobriquet, from Middle French soubriquet tap under the chin, nickname
: an assumed name : a fanciful epithet or appellation : nickname
also had its purely local celebrities … with such picturesque sobriquets on “Rody Joe” and “Monte Joe” — American Guide Series: Texas
earned the lasting sobriquet of “Honest John” — G.A.Woods
referred to it as “that hotbed of radicalism,” a trite sobriquet — G.R.Stewart