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knee-socks

American  
[nee-soks] / ˈniˌsɒks /
Or knee socks,

plural noun

  1. socks reaching to just below the knees.


Etymology

Origin of knee-socks

First recorded in 1960–65

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When it came time to play, the weather put itself on hold for the pitcher wearing jersey No. 37 and those gotta-love-’em traditional high red knee-socks.

From Washington Post Sep. 7, 2011

When it came time to play, the weather put itself on hold for the pitcher wearing jersey No. 37 and those gotta-love-'em traditional high red knee-socks.

From Seattle Times Sep. 7, 2011

She hated being seen in public in her gear, which was totally Sailor Moon -- a pleated skirt and a tunic and knee-socks.

From Little Brother by Doctorow, Cory

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