rock someone's socks
rock someone's socks verb: to appeal to somebody very much.
Verb
rock someone's socks (third-person singular simple present rocks someone's socks, present participle rocking someone's socks, simple past and past participle rocked someone's socks)
- To appeal to somebody very much.
- Freaking incredible. Unbelievably awesome! I hardly slept at all. I had to listen to all the tracks at least twice before I could get to sleep. I've been waiting forever for this album and it rocks my socks so hard!2010, Jerrel Dulay, Diary of an Undead Teenager
Forms of rock someone's socks
| third-person singular present | rocks someone's socks |
|---|---|
| present participle | rocking someone's socks |
| past participle | rocked someone's socks |
| past | rocked someone's socks |
Origin of rock someone's socks
Probably chosen for the rhyme. See rock (“to be favourable, to excel”).
Questions about rock someone's socks
- What does rock someone's socks mean?
- Rock someone's socks means to appeal to somebody very much.
- What part of speech is rock someone's socks?
- Rock someone's socks is a verb.
- What is the past tense of rock someone's socks?
- The past tense of rock someone's socks is rocked someone's socks.
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