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also soubriquet
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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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“Sobriquet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sobriquet. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of sobriquet was in 1646
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