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SOCA

name

Etymology

Blend of soul + calypso.

  1. derived from ka iso — “come on”
  2. compounded as soca — “soul + calypso”

Definitions

  1. Initialism of Serious Organised Crime Agency.

  2. A genre of music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago in the early 1970s and developed…

    A genre of music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago in the early 1970s and developed into a range of styles during the 1980s and after which primarily includes influences of African and Indian rhythms.

    • He even turned up a few times after that—with mix-tapes of soca music, and handwritten notes, and tears.
    • —Carnival? With soca music?

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA