"Red Sox" means: The Boston Red Sox, an American baseball team.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
Red Sox
(US, baseball) The Boston Red Sox, an American baseball team.
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BlueskyMay 2026
Yeah, I remember when the great Red Sox reviler Keith Foulke basically said he didn’t like baseball. I’m paraphrasing but basically he said he did it because he was good at it and it paid well but he didn’t really enj…
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BlueskyMay 2026
Red Sox Emerge as Possible Trade Destination for $115M Slugger https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/690733/ Getty Interim Manager Chad Tracy of the Boston Red Sox, left and Interim Third Base Coach Chad Epperson…
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BlueskyMay 2026
Red Sox News & Links: Injury updates on Roman Anthony, Sonny Gray, more
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BlueskyMay 2026
Combning Jeporday with a Spelling Bee. This Boston Red Sox first baseman caught the final out of the 2004 World Series. Who is Doug Mientkiewicz
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BlueskyMay 2026
Boston native Joe Spagnuolo covers Triple-A affiliate #WooSox at Polar Park, including their series vs Syracuse and the "Red Wedding" in the Red Sox clubhouse-
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
(US, baseball) The Boston Red Sox, an American baseball team.
Origin: From red and sox (slang form of socks) - the footwear worn by the members of the team. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
For parents
"Red Sox" means: The Boston Red Sox, an American baseball team.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
For ESL learners
"Red Sox" means: The Boston Red Sox, an American baseball team.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (US) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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“Yeah, I remember when the great Red Sox reviler Keith Foulke basically said he didn’t like baseball. I’m paraphrasing but basically he said he did it because he was good at it and it paid well but he didn’t really enjoy the sport or think about it at all in the offseason”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Red Sox Emerge as Possible Trade Destination for $115M Slugger https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/690733/ Getty Interim Manager Chad Tracy of the Boston Red Sox, left and Interim Third Base Coach Chad Epperson…”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Red Sox News & Links: Injury updates on Roman Anthony, Sonny Gray, more”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Combning Jeporday with a Spelling Bee. This Boston Red Sox first baseman caught the final out of the 2004 World Series. Who is Doug Mientkiewicz”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Boston native Joe Spagnuolo covers Triple-A affiliate #WooSox at Polar Park, including their series vs Syracuse and the "Red Wedding" in the Red Sox clubhouse-”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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