sock-knocking in English

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  "etymology_text": "From the phrase knock someone's socks off.",
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      "form": "more sock-knocking",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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      "form": "most sock-knocking",
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        "superlative"
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          "ref": "2009, Frank Tinsman, Chaos and Rage, page 98:",
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        "stunning, amazing, very impressive."
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        "(idiomatic, rare, informal) stunning, amazing, very impressive."
      ],
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        "informal",
        "rare"
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  "word": "sock-knocking"
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  "etymology_text": "From the phrase knock someone's socks off.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more sock-knocking",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most sock-knocking",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "head": "sock-knocking"
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "adj",
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        "stunning, amazing, very impressive."
      ],
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          "stunning"
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          "amazing",
          "amazing"
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        "(idiomatic, rare, informal) stunning, amazing, very impressive."
      ],
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        "idiomatic",
        "informal",
        "rare"
      ]
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"sock-knocking" meaning in English

Adjective