Word of the Day: SOBRIQUET

sobriquet (noun) - an informal name, often humorous or clever, used to replace a formal one; a nickname [soh-bruh-key, soh-bruh-ket ]

ORIGIN: First recorded in 1640–50; origin uncertain; from French Middle French soubriquet “nickname, surname,” formerly also “a jest,” from Old French soubriquet, soubzbriquet “a gentle tap under the chin, a chuck under the chin” (Dictionary.com)

“It's a tradition: The Stick. Something so much an extension of you deserves a sobriquet.” —David Foster Wallace

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