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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British Dictionary definitions for bobby socks
bobby socks
pl n
ankle-length socks worn by teenage girls, esp in the US in the 1940s
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