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soph

[ sof ]

/ sɒf /

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noun

a sophomore.

Nearby words

Origin of soph

by shortening

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for soph

You see, he's a junior and I'm only a soph, so we run in different grooves.
The Boys of Columbia High on the Gridiron|Graham B. Forbes
I suppose our august soph committee83 has met and decided the great question.
Jane Allen: Right Guard|Edith Bancroft
"Put straight back to the barn, tie up the soph and take the canes away with us," said Hawley promptly.
Winning His "W"|Everett Titsworth Tomlinson
The soph team was not quite so zealous, but put in at least two afternoons a week at practice.
Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore|Pauline Lester

Ahead of these two freshmen were only two seniors, four juniors, and one soph.
A Little Miss Nobody|Amy Bell Marlowe

Word Origin and History for soph

soph

n.

shortened form of sophomore, 1778; from 1660s as short for sophister.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper