rock someone's socks

English

Etymology

Probably chosen for the rhyme. See rock (“to be favourable, to excel”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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.
   • 2010, Jerrel Dulay, Diary of an Undead Teenager:

     Freaking incredible. Unbelievably awesome! I hardly slept at all. I had to listen to all the tracks at least twice before I could get to sleep. I've been waiting forever for this album and it rocks my socks so hard!