OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 11910

sobriquet

/ˈsəʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
sobrenombre
A familiar name for a person or thing; a nickname (sometimes assumed by the person, but often given by others) that is descriptive.
Tight quickly became a Jumeirah Jane—a sobriquet used as a caricature for non-working foreign women who live in Jumeirah, a posh part of the city, and spent their time driving kids…
“The Bard” is a sobriquet of English playwright William Shakespeare.
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