Sock Slang Etymology at Elizabeth Neace blog

Sock Slang Etymology. The oed collects a number of slang and colloquial phrases that use sock. Pretty clearly this comes from a much older low slang use of the word sock, meaning to hit or punch, to give somebody a. = to stand in one's stockings at. However, as early as 1925, in soldier and sailor words and phrases, edward fraser and john gibbons gave. (n.1) knitted or woven covering for the foot, short stocking, middle english sok, from old english socc slipper, light shoe, from latin. Be quiet (as if one had a sock stuffed into one’s mouth). If we’re not having them knocked off by something amazing, then we’re socking it to someone. From middle english socke, sokke, sok, from old english socc (“sock, light shoe, slipper”), a west germanic borrowing. The verb sock, in the sense of to strike, especially with something, has recently been popularized in the black american phrase. In one's socks, as a condition of measurement of stature; Put a sock in it: In one's socks is a measure of a person's stature;

In one's socks, as a condition of measurement of stature; In one's socks is a measure of a person's stature; (n.1) knitted or woven covering for the foot, short stocking, middle english sok, from old english socc slipper, light shoe, from latin. Pretty clearly this comes from a much older low slang use of the word sock, meaning to hit or punch, to give somebody a. The oed collects a number of slang and colloquial phrases that use sock. The verb sock, in the sense of to strike, especially with something, has recently been popularized in the black american phrase. If we’re not having them knocked off by something amazing, then we’re socking it to someone. From middle english socke, sokke, sok, from old english socc (“sock, light shoe, slipper”), a west germanic borrowing. Be quiet (as if one had a sock stuffed into one’s mouth). = to stand in one's stockings at.

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Sock Slang Etymology However, as early as 1925, in soldier and sailor words and phrases, edward fraser and john gibbons gave. = to stand in one's stockings at. (n.1) knitted or woven covering for the foot, short stocking, middle english sok, from old english socc slipper, light shoe, from latin. The verb sock, in the sense of to strike, especially with something, has recently been popularized in the black american phrase. If we’re not having them knocked off by something amazing, then we’re socking it to someone. However, as early as 1925, in soldier and sailor words and phrases, edward fraser and john gibbons gave. The oed collects a number of slang and colloquial phrases that use sock. Be quiet (as if one had a sock stuffed into one’s mouth). Put a sock in it: Pretty clearly this comes from a much older low slang use of the word sock, meaning to hit or punch, to give somebody a. In one's socks, as a condition of measurement of stature; From middle english socke, sokke, sok, from old english socc (“sock, light shoe, slipper”), a west germanic borrowing. In one's socks is a measure of a person's stature;