Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of sock
adverbsocking (not comparable)
- UKnot comparableVery, extremely.
At the time of this photo, Royal Marine Gunner Bryan Gasson is pretty much dead center in this photo, and yes, that means HE IS LITERALLY INSIDE THAT SOCKING GREAT FIREBALL as the magazines detonate.
2021 March 14, Drachinifel, 1:05:17 from the start, in The Drydock - Episode 137, archived from the original on 08 Nov 2022
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with socking
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APA
socking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/socking
MLA
“socking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/socking. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “socking,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/socking.
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