bobbysoxer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bobbysoxer
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45; bobby socks + -er 1
Example Sentences
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And he was a bobbysoxer heartthrob who out-polled Elvis Presley as a teen favorite in 1957, when each had chart-topping songs.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 23, 2021
Outside of the Good Morning America studios, the crowd sees the news of its presence there stream across ABC's news ticker, and Kait squeals like a bobbysoxer.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2011
The trouble with the first two radio versions was that they strayed too far from the original of Sally Benson's bobbysoxer.
From Time Magazine Archive
Signed by Universal-International studios at $250 a week, Hillevi had just been handed a bit role in The Benny Goodman Story, as an autograph-hunting U.S. bobbysoxer.
From Time Magazine Archive
I knew I couldn’t beat the other contestants at their own game, that is, look like a bobbysoxer.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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