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socko

American  
[sok-oh] / ˈsɒk oʊ /

adjective

Slang.
  1. extremely impressive or successful.

    a socko performance.


Etymology

Origin of socko

First recorded in 1935–40; sock 2 + -o

Example Sentences

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Arnstein, a poker player by trade, here gets his own socko second-act solo, the new “Temporary Arrangement,” that’s staged like a number out of “Guys and Dolls,” with a chorus of dancing gangsters.

From Washington Post • Apr. 24, 2022

Finishing Freddy’s trademark socko song, “On the Street Where You Live,” he appears in the Vom, still vibrating from the audience’s ovation.

From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2019

But “The Closet” abandons some of Mr. Veber’s logic in trying to pump itself into a socko farce.

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2018

Actually, the top 10 boasted films appealing to a wide range of demographics. , a socko animated feature for the kids, has reached $125 million at home and nearly $300 million abroad.

From Time • May 15, 2011

“Then let me get on the stage and dance. I got a socko routine.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole