so·bri·quet
(s  br -k  , -k t, sbr-k, kt) also sou·bri·quet
(s br-k, -kt, sbr-k, -kt)
n.
1. An affectionate or humorous nickname.
2. An assumed name.
[French, from Old French soubriquet, chuck under
the chin.]
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Dad likes to create sobriquets for those of us in his family: when I was a kid, for example, he called me Lucy after the Peanuts character because he thought I was so bossy.
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