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sobriquet definition

so·bri·quet (sō′brə kā′, -ket′; sō′brə kā′, -ket′)

noun

  1. a nickname
  2. an assumed name

Etymology: Fr < MFr soubriquet, chuck under the chin < ?

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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