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: strikingly impressive, effective, or successful : outstanding
a socko performance
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The number is a socko blend of seduction, release and control.
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Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2022
Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2022
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First Known Use
1938, in the meaning defined above
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“Socko.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socko. Accessed 31 Mar. 2023.
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