bobby sock

1 of 2

noun

plural bobby socks or bobby sox

: a sock reaching above the ankle and usually worn by teen-age girls and children

bobby-sock

2 of 2

adjective

variants or bobby-socks or bobby-sox

ˈ⸗⸗ˌ⸗

: consisting or of relating to bobby-soxers

the bobby-sox audience

—Ruth Inglis

the bobby-sock brigade

young wives, only a few years away from their bobby-socks days

—Lois & Don Thorburn

Word History

Etymology

Noun

from the name Bobby (influenced by bobby pin)

First Known Use

Noun

1927, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1943, in the meaning defined above

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