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sosh¹

  • /səʊʃ/ UK
  • /soʊʃ/ US

Sounds like soc · Rhymes with -əʊʃ

noun soshes

  1. abbreviation, slang Abbreviation of various terms beginning "social"; used especially in compound terms. In Hoover's second year there rose a prophet of the "barbs" or non-fraternity men whose appropriate name was Zion. His constant tilting against things as they are gave him the nickname of "Sosh" short for Socialist.
  2. slang A social security number. He handed her a paper with Erik Last's DOB and Visa card number. "This guy wouldn't give me his sosh." His social security number.
  3. slang Social studies. “I mean he's crazy about me . Whoa - h - h !” She lowed like a cow in heat . “ “How do you know ?” “Well , in sosh class — you know , social studies —” Mr . Kurland goes , “Today we're having a surprise QQ .”

sosh²

  • /səʊʃ/ UK
  • /soʊʃ/ US

Sounds like soc · Rhymes with -əʊʃ

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Short for association store.

noun soshes

  1. Scotland, slang A co-op. Weddings were celebrated among the Auld Lichts by showers of ha'pence, .... Willie Todd, the best man, ... slipped through the back window ... and making a bolt for it to the "'Sosh," was back in a moment with a handful of small change. Barrie's usage is annotated in Hammerton, cited below.

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@misc{sosh_2026,
  title = {sosh},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sosh},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}