soc
noun
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
soc
1 American
[sohs, sohsh]
/ soʊs, soʊʃ /
noun
Informal.
Soc.
2
American
abbreviation
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socialist.
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(often lowercase) society.
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sociology.
Soc.
British
abbreviation
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socialist
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society
Etymology
Origin of soc
By shortening
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It appears that these inventive students took "soc" from the middle of the word "association" and added "-er," producing "soccer".
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
“We probably don’t want the fed soc paying for it, but he might know some generous donor.”
From Washington Post ● May 21, 2019
On the other hand, socializing board /soc/ has a rule conspicuously absent from the other boards: “Do not stalk or harass any users.”
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2014
From 1992-94, he was president of UCL film soc and I was secretary.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 24, 2011
Subjects include fitness, job-hunting, law, and investments. sci Discussions marked by special knowledge relating to research in or application of the established sciences. soc Groups primarily addressing social issues and socializing.
From Zen and the Art of the Internet by Kehoe, Brendan P.
Bulletin de la Soc. de l'hist. du prot. fr., i.
From History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 by Baird, Henry Martyn
Linnean Soc. of London, Vol. xix, 1845, pp.
From Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects by Riley, C. V.
See the fine reproduction in facsimile published by the Soc. pour la conservation des monuments historiques d’Alsace.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
Soc. of Edinburgh,' May, 1863: these observations are given in abstract, and others are added, in the 'Journal of Proc. of Linn.
From The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) by Darwin, Charles
The last may be read in the Hakluyt Soc. ed., vol. i, pp. 130-3, 153-4, 158-161, 218.
From The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea Vol. II by Zurara, Gomes Eannes de
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