soca

[soh-kah]

noun

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

Origin of soca

1975–80; so(ul) + ca(lypso)

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Historical Examples of soca

A similar expression is applied to the possession of 'soca'.
Feudal England -- Historical Studies On The Eleventh And Twelfth Centuries
J.H. Round
The duty known as soca faldae is the duty of seeking the lords fold.
Domesday Book and Beyond
Frederic William Maitland
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
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

British Dictionary definitions for soca

soca

noun

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

Word Origin for soca

C20: a blend of soul and calypso

SOCA

n acronym for

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

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