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soph¹

noun sophs

  1. abbreviation, clipping Clipping of sophomore For quotations using this term, see Citations:soph.

soph²

noun sophs

  1. abbreviation, clipping, dated Clipping of sophister (“student advanced beyond first year of residence”). For quotations using this term, see Citations:soph.

Soph³

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  1. A diminutive of the female given names Sophie and Sophia. I’m Soph, not Sophie. When I order a coffee from Starbucks and I tell them my name is Soph, they reply with ‘Is that Sophie?’ When I sign off an email ‘Best Wishes, Soph’ and the reply is ‘Thanks for your email, Sophie’ – I don’t recall saying Sophie, so STOP. It’s Soph. Just Soph. Obviously if you

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@misc{soph_2026,
  title = {soph},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/soph},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}