A playful American respelling of socks. It is not a different word and not a different meaning — same thing on your feet — just a shorter, snappier spelling that advertisers liked because it looks bold and fits on a label or a sign. You will see it on packets in shops, in shop signs, and in brand names.

A playful American respelling of sockssocks的一種美式趣味改寫拼法。It is not a different word and not a different meaning不是不同的字，意思也沒有變 — same thing on your feet還是同樣穿在腳上的那個東西 — just a shorter, snappier spelling只是一種更短、更有型的拼法 that advertisers liked廣告商很喜歡 because it looks bold and fits on a label or a sign因為看起來大膽又適合印在標籤或招牌上。You will see it on packets in shops, in shop signs, and in brand names你會在店裡的包裝、店家招牌和品牌名稱上看到它

Its most famous use is in baseball: the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox, two of the oldest teams in American baseball, both spell their name this way, and for many people that is the only place they ever meet the word. Because of that, "Sox" alone in an American sports conversation usually means one of those teams rather than clothing.

Its most famous use is in baseball它最有名的用法是在棒球: the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox波士頓紅襪隊和芝加哥白襪隊, two of the oldest teams in American baseball美國棒球裡最老的兩支球隊之一, both spell their name this way兩隊的隊名都用這種拼法, and for many people that is the only place they ever meet the word對很多人來說這是他們唯一接觸到這個字的地方。Because of that正因為如此, "Sox" alone in an American sports conversation在美國體育對話裡單獨的「Sox」 usually means one of those teams rather than clothing通常是指這兩支球隊之一，而不是衣物

Do not use this spelling in schoolwork, exams or any serious writing — it will simply look like a mistake. Write socks.

Do not use this spelling in schoolwork, exams or any serious writing不要在作業、考試或任何正式的寫作裡用這種拼法 — it will simply look like a mistake它看起來就只會像是錯字。Write socks要寫socks