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verb (used with object)
1.
to strike or hit hard.
noun
2.
a hard blow.
3.
a very successful show, performance, actor, etc.: The show was a sock.
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Socked in
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adjective
Verb phrases4.
extremely successful: a sock performance.
5.
sock away, to put into savings or reserve.
6.
sock in, to close or ground because of adverse weather conditions: The airport was socked in.
Origin:
1690–1700; origin uncertain
1690–1700; origin uncertain
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Word Origin & History
sock
1700, "to beat, hit," of uncertain origin. To sock it to (someone) first recorded 1877.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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