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English
Pronunciation
Verb
socking
- present participle and gerund of sock
Adverb
socking (not comparable)
- (UK) Very, extremely.
2021 March 14, Drachinifel, 1:05:17 from the start, in The Drydock - Episode 137, archived from the original on 8 November 2022: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.
Usage notes
This adverb is chiefly used with great; usage with other adjectives (big, huge, enormous, fat) is much more limited, and is, in any case, restricted to the semantic field of "big".
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