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sobriquet

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so⋅bri⋅quet

  [soh-bruh-key, -ket, soh-bruh-key, -ket; Fr. saw-bree-ke]
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–noun, plural -quets  [-keyz, -kets, -keyz, -kets; Fr. -ke] .
a nickname.
Also, soubriquet.

Origin:
1640–50; < F < ?

Related forms:
so⋅bri⋅quet⋅i⋅cal, adjective
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so·bri·quet   (sō'brĭ-kā', -kět', sō'brĭ-kā', kět')   
n.  

  1. An affectionate or humorous nickname.

  2. An assumed name.


[French, from Old French soubriquet, chuck under the chin.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

sobriquet 
1646, from Fr. sobriquet "nickname," from M.Fr. soubriquet, lit. "a chuck under the chin," of unknown origin (first element probably from L. sub "under").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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