so much for
Used to indicate that something has failed or been disproven
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So pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag. And smile, smile, smile. (George Asaf)
Hide your worries and stay cheerful
so there
Used to conclude a story or explanation
so true, bestie
An expression of strong agreement with a friend
so-so
Not particularly reputable. "A very SO-SO sort of a person," a person whom it is no advantage to know. "It was very SO-SO" (said of a piece of work or an entertainment), it was neither good nor bad.
soak
A drunkard.
soak up
absorb or learn something quickly and eagerly
soaked to the skin
completely soaked with water or rain
soaker
An habitual drunkard.
soaking wet
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
soap
Flattery. See SOFT SOAP.
soap and water
something that cleans or purifies
Soapy Sam
Samuel Wilberforce (1805- 1873), Bishop of Oxford, and afterwards of Winchester; so called because of his persua- sive and unctuous way of speaking. It is somewhat remarkable that the floral decora- tions above the stall of the bishop and of the principal of Cuddesdon, were S. O. A. P., the initials of Sam Oxon and Alfred Port.
sob story
A sad or pitiful story, often used to elicit sympathy
Sob Stuff
A phrase describing newspaper, film, or other stories of a highly sentimental kind.
sober-water
A jocular allusion to the uses of soda-water.
social death
A state of being ostracized or excluded from social interactions
social ladder
A hierarchy of social status
social lubricant
Something that helps people interact more comfortably in social situations
society verse
See VERS DE SOCI£T£. Socinianism (so sin' yan izrn). A form of Unitarianism which, on the one hand, does not altogether deny the supernatural character of Christ, but, on the other, goes farther than Arianism, which, while upholding His divinity, denies that He is coequal with the Father. So called from the Italian theologian, Faustus Socinus (1539-1604), who, with his brother, Laelius (1525-62), propagated this doctrine.
sock
To hit or strike violently; to deliver a blow to.
sock
The Eton College term for a treat, synonymous with "chuck" used at Westminster and other schools. Believed to be derived from the monkish word SOKE. An old writer speaks of a pious man "who did not SOKE for three days," meaning that he fasted. The word is still used by the boys of Heriot’s Hospital School at Edinburgh, and signifies a sweetmeat; being derived from the same source as sugar, suck, SUCRE, &c.
sock into him
I.e., give him a good drubbing; "give him SOCK," i.e., thrash him well.
socket-money
Money extorted by threats of exposure. To be applied to for SOCKET-MONEY is perhaps one of the most terrible inflictions that can befall a respectable man. SOCKETERS, as the applicants are called, should be punished with the utmost possible severity.
socratic irony
Leading on your opponent in an argument by simulating ignorance, so that he "ties himself in knots" and eventually falls an easy prey — a form of procedure used Avith great effect by Socrates.
sod all
Nothing.
sod off
go away, leave me alone
soda jerk
a person who serves soda and other refreshments
sodom
A nickname for Wadham, due to the similarity of the sounds.—Oxford University.
Sodom and Gomorrah
To borrow.
soft
Foolish, inexperienced. A term for bank-notes.
soft kill
to stop or defeat something subtly or indirectly
soft Mick
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
soft sawder
flattering or insincere talk
soft sawder
Flattery, adulation. Soft solder {pronounced sawder) is a composition of tin and lead, used for soldering zinc, lead, and tin ; hard solder for brass, etc.
soft shoe
to speak or act in a subtle and diplomatic manner
soft shoulders
A warning sign on roads m the U.S.A., drawing driver's attention to the fact that the clay edges of the road outside the macadam are unsafe.
soft spot
A feeling of affection or weakness for someone or something
soft touch
Someone easily deceived or manipulated
soft underbelly
A vulnerable or weak point in something
soft words butter no parsnips
See BUTTER. Soho! (so ho'). An exclamation used by huntsmen, especially in hare-coursing when a hare has been started. It is a very old call, dating from at least the 13th century, and corresponds to the "Tally-ho!" of fox-hunters when the fox breaks cover.
soft-horn
A simpleton; literally a donkey, whose ears, the substitutes of horns, are soft.
soft-sawder
Flattery easily laid on or received. Probably introduced by Sam Slick.
soft-soap
Or soft-sawder, flattery, ironical praise.
soft-tommy
Loaf-bread, in contradistinction to hard biscuit.
softcock
A weakling.
soften someone's cough
to make someone less angry or upset
soften the blow
make unpleasant news less shocking or upsetting
soften the ground
Prepare someone for bad news
soften up
make someone more receptive or less resistant
softly, softly, catchee monkey
Act gently and patiently to achieve a goal
soiled doves
The "Midnight Meeting" term for prostitutes and "gay" ladies generally.
sold
"SOLD again! and got the money," gulled, deceived. Vide SELL.
sold down the river
Deceived or demoted. From the practice of selling slaves in the upper Southern States to the cotton and sugar plantation owners farther South, and so breaking up families and causing distress.
sold up
Or OUT, broken down, bankrupt.
soldier
A red herring. Common term in seaport towns, where exchange is made, a soldier being called by the fishy title.
soldier's battles
Engagements which are more of the nature of hand to hand encounters than regular pitched battles; those that have to be fought by the soldiers themselves, their leaders not haying been able to take up strategical positions. The principal "Soldiers' Battles" of English history are Malplaquet, 1709, and Inkermann, 1854.
soldier's mawnd
A pretended soldier, begging with a counterfeit wound, which he pretends to have received at some famous siege or battle.
soldier's pomatum
A piece of tallow candle.
soldiers of fortune
Men who live by their wits; chevaliers de V Industrie, Referring to those men in mediaeval times who let them- selves for hire into any army.
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