CULTURETECHLENSsock it to me
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Combined Graph record U-00629 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0228. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Mental Floss, '25 Bits of Groovy 60s Slang' (fetched in full): 'To sock it has long meant to hit one (literally or figuratively) with harsh news or a high price. In the 1960s, the popular variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In turned it into a catchphrase, one that meant "exhortation."' Stored gloss 'give it to me straight' is adjacent to, not identical with, the source's account.
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Mental Floss, '25 Bits of Groovy 60s Slang' (fetched in full): 'To sock it has long meant to hit one (literally or figuratively) with harsh news or a high price. In the 1960s, the popular variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In turned it into a catchphrase, one that meant "exhortation."' Stored gloss 'give it to me straight' is adjacent to, not identical with, the source's account.
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- https://www.mentalfloss.com/language/slang/1960s-slang-terms (verification source · master store)
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Mental Floss, '25 Bits of Groovy 60s Slang' (fetched in full): 'To sock it has long meant to hit one (literally or figuratively) with harsh news or a high price. In the 1960s, the popular variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In turned it into a catchphrase, one that meant "exhortation."' Stored gloss 'give it to me straight' is adjacent to, not identical with, the source's account.
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