sobriquet

• Nom masculin désignant un surnom familier ou informel donné à une personne, souvent une version raccourcie de son nom ou un sobriquet affectueux ou moqueur.

A noun referring to a familiar or informal name given to a person, often a shortened version of their given name or a nickname.

1. Nickname or familiar nameC1formal

   A familiar or humorous name given to a person, place, or thing, often as a shortened or affectionate version of their real name.

   Surnom familier ou humoristique

   • The famous singer was known by the sobriquet 'The King of Pop'.
   • His friends gave him the sobriquet 'Speedy' because of his fast running.
   • The city earned the sobriquet 'The Big Apple'.

   Synonymesaliascognomenepithethandlelabelmonikernicknametag