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shox¹

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Variant of shocks, with -x replacing the /ks/ sound. First attested in the 1970s.

noun

  1. plural, plural only Synonym of shock absorber.

    Similar: shock absorber

SHOX²

noun

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of short-stature homeobox gene

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"shox." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shox. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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shox. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shox

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"shox." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shox.

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@misc{shox_2026,
  title = {shox},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shox},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}