British slang intensifier meaning 'extremely' or 'very,' used to emphasise an adjective — as in 'a socking great lie' or 'a socking big house.' The word punches with the same weight as 'whopping' or 'stonking,' emphasising size, scale, or degree.
British slang intensifier meaning 'extremely' or 'very,' used to emphasise an adjective — as in 'a socking great lie' or 'a socking big house.' The word punches with the same weight as 'whopping' or 'stonking,' emphasising size, scale, or degree. More common in older British English and now carries a slightly old-fashioned flavour, though it occasionally resurfaces for comic or nostalgic effect.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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The estimate came back at a socking great two thousand pounds, which made everyone in the room go very quiet.
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(UK) , extremely.
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