← BackshareGuesssobriquet/ˈsoʊbrɪkeɪ/nounA nickname or informal name given to a person, place, or thing.His teammates gave him the sobriquet 'Flash' because of his speed.The singer was known by the sobriquet 'The King of Pop.'The city earned the sobriquet 'The Big Apple' in the 1920s.Synonymsepithetnicknamemonikeralias