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  soc

  noun

  sociology or a class or course in sociology.
• Soc.
  Soc.

  abbreviation

  socialist.

soc

¹ American  

[sohs, sohsh] / soʊs, soʊʃ /

noun

Informal.

1. sociology or a class or course in sociology.

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Soc. ² American  

abbreviation

1. socialist.

2. (often lowercase) society.

3. sociology.

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Soc. British  

abbreviation

1. socialist

2. society

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Etymology

Origin of soc

By shortening

Example Sentences

“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

Crossing the soc, we entered a narrow street with the same kind of box-shops on each side, some of which, however, were either unoccupied or not yet p. 355opened, the lid being closed. 

From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry

But, from an early date, the English themselves were fond of verbal jingles, such as "Scot and lot," "sac and soc," "frith and grith," "eorl and ceorl," or "might and right."

From Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain by Allen, Grant