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by serf 794 days ago
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/sock--in

it's not generally used past-tense, and it's not that common -- but i've heard it my whole life on the west coast US.

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I will attempt to bridge this gap by noting that "not that common" is both true and underselling it, like, heard this 5 times in 35 years.
Must be a west coast thing, never heard the phrase living in the coastal southeast.
Not a west coast thing ... lived all over the west coast for almost 50 years.