The Only Use of
sobriquet
in
Ulysses, by James Joyce
- All those who are interested in the spread of human culture among the lower animals (and their name is legion) should make a point of not missing the really marvellous exhibition of cynanthropy given by the famous old Irish red setter wolfdog formerly known by the sobriquet of Garryowen and recently rechristened by his large circle of friends and acquaintances Owen Garry.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
a nickname -- especially a humorous one