From sociology.
soc (countable and uncountable, plural socs)
(slang, uncountable) Sociology or social science.
(slang, countable) Upper class youth.
soc
(UK, legal, obsolete) The lord's power or privilege of holding a court in a district, as in manor or lordship; jurisdiction of causes, and the limits of that jurisdiction.
(UK, obsolete) Liberty or privilege of tenants excused from customary burdens.
(UK, obsolete) An exclusive privilege formerly claimed by millers of grinding all the corn used within the manor or township in which the mill stands.
• 'cos, CSO, Cos, OCS, OCs, OSC, SCO, co's, cos, cos.
Soc (plural Socs)
Alternative spelling of soc.
• 'cos, CSO, Cos, OCS, OCs, OSC, SCO, co's, cos, cos.
SoC (countable and uncountable, plural SoCs)
Alternative form of SOC
• 'cos, CSO, Cos, OCS, OCs, OSC, SCO, co's, cos, cos.
SOC (uncountable)
(electronics) Initialism of system on a chip.
(military) Initialism of special operations command.
(programming) Initialism of separation of concerns.
(broadcasting) Initialism of standard outcue.
• (military): SOCOM
• 'cos, CSO, Cos, OCS, OCs, OSC, SCO, co's, cos, cos.
Source: Wiktionary
Soc (sĂ´k), n. Etym: [AS. s the power of holding court, sway, domain, properly, the right of investigating or seeking; akin to E. sake, seek. Sake, Seek, and cf. Sac, and Soke.] [Written also sock, and soke.]
1. (O. Eng. Law) (a) The lord's power or privilege of holding a court in a district, as in manor or lordship; jurisdiction of causes, and the limits of that jurisdiction. (b) Liberty or privilege of tenants excused from customary burdens.
2. An exclusive privilege formerly claimed by millers of grrinding all the corn used within the manor or township which the mill stands. [Eng.] Soc and sac (O. Eng. Law), the full right of administering justice in a manor or lordship.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
