variants also soubriquet
as in nickname
a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual tagged her with the sobriquet "peanut" because of her diminutive size

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Recent Examples of sobriquet Theoretically, September would bring four new iPhones as usual but they would be called iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air (or some other sobriquet suggesting thinness), iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Ultra. David Phelan, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025 Quiz: from 1964 to the present, which major Republican candidate for president was NOT charged with this sobriquet? Walter E Block, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2025 The Woman Who Knew Everyone: The Power of Perle Mesta, Washington’s Most Famous Hostess by Meryl Gordon Perle Mesta acquired many sobriquets during her long life. Robin Olson, airmail.news, 4 Jan. 2025 That reputation earned Bayer Leverkusen the unflattering sobriquet Bayer Neverkusen—which explains itself. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for sobriquet
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Noun
  • The longtime chef at Miami’s Best Pizza recently opened his own joint called Thad’s Pizza, after his nickname.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Bella’s — after Veliu’s grandmother’s nickname given by her husband — hopes to start serving customers sometime in November.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Use chapter titles or epithets to set up what’s coming.
    JD Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
  • On his next broadcast, Maher convened guests like Ice Cube and Michael Eric Dyson to call him to task for using the epithet and to explore the issues about its us.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Since starting his production career in 2008, Walter — better known by his moniker, Cirkut — has been behind some of this century’s biggest hits, helping to write and produce massive singles for Rihanna, Kesha, The Weeknd and dozens more throughout the 2010s.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate are now wrestling under different monikers as part of their new masked gimmick.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Sobriquet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sobriquet. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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