"rock someone's socks" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-rock someone's socks.ogg [Australia] Forms: rocks someone's socks [present, singular, third-person], rocking someone's socks [participle, present], rocked someone's socks [participle, past], rocked someone's socks [past]
Etymology: Probably chosen for the rhyme. See rock (“to be favourable, to excel”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|rock||to be favourable, to excel}} rock (“to be favourable, to excel”) Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=rock someone's socks}} 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)
  1. (intransitive, slang) To appeal to somebody very much. Tags: intransitive, slang

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