Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sock it to

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables: sock- it -to
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To physically attack or verbally assault (someone); to express an unfiltered truth to (someone).

American usage

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

socks it to (present, singular) socking it to (participle, present) socked it to (participle, past) socked it to (past)

Questions

What does sock it to mean?: To physically attack or verbally assault (someone); to express an unfiltered truth to (someone).

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