Socked vs Cocked - What's the difference?
socked | cocked |
(sock)
A knitted or woven covering for the foot
A shoe worn by Greco-Roman comedy actors
A violent blow, punch
A shortened version of (Internet) sock puppet
(firearms, informal) a gun sock
To hit or strike violently
To deliver a blow
A ploughshare.
(informal) drunk
(cock)
As verbs the difference between socked and cocked
is that socked is (sock) while cocked is (cock).As an adjective cocked is
(informal) drunk.socked
English
Verb
(head)sock
English
(wikipedia sock)Etymology 1
* From (etyl) socke, sokke, sok, from (etyl) .Noun
(en-noun)- "For enemies near are enemies known though socks are a bother he feels at last not alone "
RationalWiki
Derived terms
* bobby socks * knock somebody's socks off * sock hop * sock puppetReferences
Etymology 2
* Unknown, but compare Portuguese soco ("a hit with one's hand; a punch"). (en)Verb
(en verb)- They may let you off the first time, but the second time they'll sock it to you. — James Jones
Derived terms
* sock away * sock in * sockdolagerEtymology 3
(etyl) soc, (lena) soccus, perhaps of Celtic origin.Noun
(en noun)cocked
English
Adjective
(head)- He is totally cocked right now, about thirteen beers into his 12-pack.