soca

[ soh-kah ]

/ ˈsoʊ kɑ /

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noun

a style of Caribbean dance music derived from calypso and American soul music and having a pounding beat.

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Origin of soca

1975–80; so(ul) + ca(lypso)

Words nearby soca

sob sister, sob story, sob stuff, Sobukwe , soc, soca, socage, socager, so-called, soccer, soccer mom

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How to use soca in a sentence

August 2020 saw no soca floats sliding along West London’s Ladbroke Grove.
'This Is Not the Time for Tiptoeing.' How British Vogue's Edward Enninful Is Shaking Up the Fashion World|Diana Evans|September 11, 2020|Time
We must start with this that soke, socna, soca, is the Anglo-Saxon scn and has for its primary meaning a seeking.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland
It was out of the question that he should be guilty of such barbarisms as saca et soca.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland
The text says that he must lie at his lords fold; but probably it refers to the soca faldae.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland

Fragments of a sodalite-syenite have also been found at Soca in the same neighbourhood.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3|Various
These lands are specially distinguished from 'sokeland' (terra de soca).
Feudal England -- Historical Studies On The Eleventh And Twelfth Centuries|J.H. Round

British Dictionary definitions for soca (1 of 2)

soca

/ (ˈsəʊkə) /

noun

a mixture of soul and calypso music typical of the E Caribbean

Word Origin for soca

C20: a blend of soul and calypso

British Dictionary definitions for soca (2 of 2)

SOCA

/ (ˈsəʊkə) /

n acronym for

Serious Organized Crime Agency: a British government organization set up in 2004 specifically to combat organized crime

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