Oddball American English: to clock sb

Question

Ok, so let's see if you know these...without looking them up, of course

I never cheat on these threads so I expect no less from others

Ok, I told my friend about that weird clocking somebody , he was just as stunned as I was.

However, he was so nice as to offer three alternative meanings to clock sb, let's see if you know them .

Number one:

I was clocked yesterday when I was going to the airport. I am screwed.

Number 2

Billy really clocked me last night , I had to pay him a round.

Number three

Billy got so pissed he clocked me a good one.

haha! It was a good night last night - my team won :) - billygoat, Aug 6, 2017

Answer 1

1. His speed was measured by a detection device.

2. Never heard this one. Maybe won a bet or a game of some sort?

3. Billy punched him.

let's see more answers :), have a look at Ian's thread...he posted something not even the English native knew, lol - 006595c6, Aug 5, 2017

We knew what it meant but didn't want to spoil his thread. - Mardle, Aug 5, 2017

I don't know the second one. - Mardle, Aug 5, 2017

Having now read ian's thread, I've determined that I'm not cool enough to hobnob with the two of you, Mardle. - AnnRon, Aug 6, 2017

Sorry, forgot to vote for you after my entry. :) - Sassette, Aug 6, 2017

Answer 2

He was clocked, going to the airport in the dead of night.

For most English people this would mean.

He was seen (probably when he didn't want to be seen, maybe by the police) on his way to the airport in the middle of the night. Possibly destroying his alibi.

It could mean that the speed at which he was driving to the airport was measured.

To "clock" someone can mean to hit them.

It depends on context.

I was hoping that a similar Spanish quolloquial expression existed.

Answer 3

I know this term all to well, unfortunately. As a transgender woman I'm always concerned that I will be clocked when I'm out en femme (as female). By clocked, I mean that someone will figure out the truth that I am a biological male.

No transgender person, I would think, would ever want anyone to clock them. It's a fear in the trans community. It's not the image anyone wants to convey and can open up that person who has been clocked to extreme danger...even murder.

For definition press here trans definition I'm not a drag queen but I can report this term is heavily used among transsexuals, not just drag queens as the definition mentions.

This is not a picture of me. It's just an example of a transwoman who could be clocked.

omg!!!!!! How on earth did you discover this photo of me? I am usually soooo discreet on the internet too ;-) :P - billygoat, Aug 6, 2017

lol - Sassette, Aug 6, 2017