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vateso5074@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

Makes sense then why “clock” still has the additional meaning of “to hit.” Like “I clocked him on the head.”

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FishFace@piefed.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
From etymonline:

The slang sense of “hit, sock” is 1941, originally Australian, probably from earlier slang clock (n.) “face” (1923).

So probably not.

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