bobby socks

or bob·by sox, bob·by·socks, bob·by·sox

[ bob-ee-soks ]

/ ˈbɒb iˌsɒks /

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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.

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Also bob·sox

[bob-soks] /ˈbɒbˌsɒks/ .

Origin of bobby socks

1940–45, Americanism;bobby (for bobbed², altered by association with bobby pin) + socks

Words nearby bobby socks

Bobbsey twins, bobby, bobby calf, bobby dazzler, bobby pin, bobby socks, bobbysoxer, bobcat, bobèche, bobfloat, Bobigny

How to use bobby socks in a sentence

That Huckabee is mentioned in the same sentence with other aspiring conservative governors, especially Bobby Jindal, is laughable.
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Within a few summer weeks, “Hot N—” had become an inescapable pop-culture phenomenon and Bobby landed a major record deal.
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Brooklyn musician Bobby Shmurda, whose ‘Shmoney Dance’ went viral, was arrested today on ‘gang conspiracy’ charges, police said.
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I personally knew of fights that went on between Bobby and Robyn during that time.
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Before Bobby Brown, Whitney Houston was in a rumored relationship with friend Robyn Crawford.
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Bobby attended this institution of learning with his particular chum and the boys had no end of good times.
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Jess was heartily glad to get rid of her; and it was seldom that she ever felt that way about Bobby.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
Trevithick was friendly with George Stephenson when, in 1805, he nursed little Bobby.
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Thats all right, returned the small boy, with a grin, as he walked over and carefully handed Bobby the knife.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
Bobby said it should have been written on yellow paper with an asbestos pad under it to save scorching Miss Pendletons desk.
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British Dictionary definitions for bobby socks

bobby socks

pl n

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bobby socks

or bob·by sox, bob·by·socks, bob·by·sox

Origin of bobby socks

Words nearby bobby socks

Words related to bobby socks

How to use bobby socks in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for bobby socks