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• soca
  soca

  noun

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

  acronym

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

soca

American  

[soh-kah] / ˈsoʊ kɑ /

noun

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

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SOCA ¹ British  

/ ˈsəʊkə /

acronym

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

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soca ² British  

/ ˈsəʊkə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of soca

1975–80; so(ul) + ca(lypso)

Example Sentences

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soca

Opening track Are You Listening Yet rumbled along on an irresistible soca rhythm, while a sample of Underworld's Born Slippy gave Taste Back a much-needed turbo boost.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

And then earlier this year, I went to Trinidad for Carnival, so I’ve been playing soca since then.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2024

In a country where most youngsters her age are listening to Caribbean soca and dancehall, Emily is something of an anomaly.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2023

As soon as we came close to a band filled with big trucks blasting soca, we jumped out of the bus, excited to be lost in the sea of revelers.

From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2022

The soca music played on as she worked on another section of her hair, hectic steel pan and percussion thumping through the air, her spine prickling.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi