bobby socks

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

[ bob-ee-soks ]

plural noun

1. socks that reach above the ankle and are sometimes folded down to the ankle.

adjective

1. indicating or associated with the wearing of bobbysocks; adolescent:

   strictly a bobbysocks crowd; the bobbysocks generation.

bobby socks

plural noun

1. ankle-length socks worn by teenage girls, esp in the US in the 1940s

Word History and Origins

Origin of bobby socks¹

1940–45, Americanism; bobby (for bobbed ²( def ), altered by association with bobby pin ) + socks ( def )

Example Sentences

He met his wife, Mary Lou, in 1956, brunette and pretty, wearing bobby socks at a fraternity mixer at Michigan State.

From Salon

As for making yourself unpopular, you might as well show up to a university lecture wearing Christopher Robin shorts and white bobby socks as be accused of anthropomorphism.

From Salon

“I would wear brown tights and white bobby socks and I would gallop around the house.”

From Washington Post

She delivered ration kits from Carr's of Carlisle, all over the North - in her bobby socks.

From BBC

A skilled seamstress, Mrs. Whitfield sewed the dolls’ outfits: bright, patterned dresses trimmed with lace, matching bloomers, bobby socks and dress shoes.

From Washington Post