soph

[sof]

noun

a sophomore.

Origin of soph

by shortening

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Examples from the Web for soph

Historical Examples of soph

Ahead of these two freshmen were only two seniors, four juniors, and one soph.
A Little Miss Nobody
Amy Bell Marlowe
And this agrees with the fate of Capaneus as described in Soph.
Prometheus Bound and Seven Against Thebes
Aeschylus
“And what has worried my Soph-, soft-hearted friend,” said Jarber.
A House to Let
Charles Dickens
Youre not a Soph, and you cant do any hazing, declared Wendell decidedly.
Tom Fairfield's Schooldays
Allen Chapman
You see you still have a number of things to learn, even though you are a soph.
Princeton Stories
Jesse Lynch Williams

Word Origin and History for soph

n.

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

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