sobriquet

so·bri·quet  (sbr-k, -kt, sbr-k, kt) also sou·bri·quet (sbr-k, -kt, sbr-k, -kt)

n.

1. An affectionate or humorous nickname.

2. An assumed name.

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[French, from Old French soubriquet, chuck under the chin.]

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sobriquet, soubriquet [ˈsəʊbrɪˌkeɪ]

n

(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a humorous epithet, assumed name, or nickname

[from French soubriquet, of uncertain origin]

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sobriquet, soubriquet

a nickname.

See also: Names

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sobriquet - a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim" byname, cognomen, moniker, nickname, soubriquet appellation, appellative, designation, denomination - identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others

Translations

sobriquet [ˈsəʊbrɪkeɪ] N → apodo m, mote m

sobriquet soubriquet [ˈsəʊbrɪkeɪ] n → sobriquet m
sob story n → histoire f larmoyante
so-called [ˌsəʊˈkɔːld] adj

(pejorative) (= professed) → soi-disant inv

(= often called) → communément appelé(e)
the so-called "developed" countries → les pays communément appelés "développés"

sobriquet, soubriquet

n → Spitzname m