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sockeroo

American  
[sok-uh-roo] / ˌsɒk əˈru /

noun

Slang.

plural

sockeroos

  1. a notable success.

    Her performance was a sockeroo.

Etymology

Origin of sockeroo

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45; sock 2 + -eroo

Example Sentences

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Watch the old right, keed, watch the old K.O. sockeroo.

From Project Gutenberg

Broadway would have called him a sockeroo.

From Time Magazine Archive

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