What does Dorothy Parker mean a sock in the eye?

“To give someone a sock in the eye” means to punch them in the eye with your fist. It is not a saying you would probably hear nowadays but in the mid 1900s it was common.

What does the phrase sock in the eye mean?

It means to speak out, in a prideful manner, about your achievements.

What does sock in the face mean?

To punch someone very hard. When he made that comment about their mother, Pete went up and socked him one right in the eye. See also: one, sock.

What does the poem inventory mean?

‘Inventory’ by Dorothy Parker is an interesting poem in which the speaker outlines what her life is now and what it’ll be like in the future. The poem takes the reader through things the speaker has, will never have, knows, and would be better off without.

What does socks mean in slang?

slang. : to subject to or as if to a vigorous assault they may let you off the first time … but the second time they’ll sock it to you— James Jones.

What does im gonna sock you mean?

to say or do something to someone in a very strong and direct way.

What does it mean to sock someone in the mouth?

Put a sock in it: a rude (impolite) way of telling someone to stop talking or be quiet (stop making a lot of noise). So the phrase means, put a sock in someone’s mouth. Well, that’s going to make it difficult to talk or if someone does manage to talk it is going to muffle the sound (make it lower in volume).

Why is it called socking someone?

Pretty clearly this comes from a much older low slang use of the word sock, meaning to hit or punch, to give somebody a heavy blow, to assault or beat someone. There was also the phrase to give someone sock, to give someone a thrashing.

What does it mean to sock someone in the face?

What does a pink sock mean?

A descriptive slang term referring to the appearance of prolapsed anorectal tissue that protrudes out of the anus after anal intercourse.

What does it mean to dock someone?

1a : to subject to a deduction dock someone’s wages. b : to penalize by depriving of a benefit ordinarily due especially : to fine by a deduction of wages docked him for tardiness.

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