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

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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.
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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

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bobby socks

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

plural noun

adjective

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Origin of bobby socks

Words nearby bobby socks

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British Dictionary definitions for bobby socks

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