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bobby socks

American

[bob-ee-soks] / ˈbɒb iˌsɒks /

Also bobsox or bobby sox,

plural noun

socks that reach above the ankle and are sometimes folded down to the ankle.

adjective

indicating or associated with the wearing of bobbysocks; adolescent.

strictly a bobbysocks crowd; the bobbysocks generation.

bobby socks British

plural noun

ankle-length socks worn by teenage girls, esp in the US in the 1940s

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Etymology

Origin of bobby socks

1940–45, bobby (for bobbed ² ( def. ), altered by association with bobby pin ) + socks ( def. )

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Scrappy Marie from Glasgow was edged out by Lulu, with her chipmunk smile, sculpted hair and bobby socks.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2025

He met his wife, Mary Lou, in 1956, brunette and pretty, wearing bobby socks at a fraternity mixer at Michigan State.

From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2024

“I would wear brown tights and white bobby socks and I would gallop around the house.”

From Washington Post ● Jul. 28, 2022

The girls are kicking up their bobby socks and their skirts are twirling, their Peter pan collars buttoned up.

From New York Times ● Aug. 13, 2013

Brenda had her lip stuck out because Ellie had gotten a pair of panty hose in her Christmas stocking and she had only bobby socks.

From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson

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