Meanings
socks1
noun
- pluralplural of sock
verb
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of sock
Socks2
proper noun
- A popular given name for a cat that is mainly black but has white paws.
Origin
From socks (“a cat’s paws that are a different colour from the main body”).
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with socks
foxstockscocksdocscoxsoxoxdocksjockspoxoutboxphloxdoxproxBoxxbreadboxchicken poxdoxxolive boxoutfoxout of the boxswift fox
All rhymes →Sounds the same
Cite this entry
APA
socks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/socks
MLA
“socks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/socks. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “socks,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/socks.
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