[SO-brih-kay; -ket]
noun
A nickname; an assumed name; an epithet.
Jersey Shore taught me that the term “guido” is a sobriquet for Italian American.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
“Sobriquet.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/sobriquet. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin’ Word, s.v. “sobriquet”, accessed February 5, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/sobriquet.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Sobriquet. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved February 5, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/sobriquet