bobbysoxer

American

[bob-ee-sok-ser] / ˈbɒb iˌsɒk sər /

Or bobby soxer,

noun

Informal.

an adolescent girl, especially during the 1940s, following youthful fads and fashions.

bobbysoxer British

/ ˈbɒbɪˌsɒksə /

noun

informal an adolescent girl wearing bobby socks, esp in the 1940s

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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

May I, as an English housewife and not an American bobbysoxer, protest at such a spiteful article?

From Time Magazine Archive

"It makes me feel good to be looked at," one of them informed a gaping bobbysoxer, "but I wish people would look at my pictures instead."

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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