bobby sox

bobby sox
bobby sox 1943, from dim. of BOB (Cf. bob) (2) + altered plural of SOCK (Cf. sock) (n.). So called because they are "shortened" compared to knee-socks. Derivative bobby-soxer first attested 1944.
Months ago colored bobby sox folded at the top were decreed, not by anyone or any group but, as usual, by a sudden mysterious and universal acceptance of the new idea. Now no teen-ager dares wear anything but pure white socks without a fold. ["Life" magazine, Dec. 11, 1944]

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  • Bobby Sox — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Bobby Sox Produktionsland USA …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • bobby sox — ↑bobby socks …   Useful english dictionary

  • bobby sox — noun plural see bobby socks …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • bobby-sox — adjective see bobby sock …   Useful english dictionary

  • bobby sox — short socks often worn folded down around the ankle (usually white) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • bobby socks bobby sox — noun (plural) AmE girls short socks that have the tops turned over …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • bobby socks — ☆ bobby socks or bobby sox n. 〚/span> BOB1 (vt. 3)〛 Informal esp. in the 1940s and 1950s, girls socks that reached just above the ankles * * * …   Universalium

  • bobby socks — bobby sox n [plural] AmE [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Probably from bob short ; BOBCAT] girls short socks that have the tops turned over …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • bobby socks — bobby ,socks or bobby ,sox noun plural AMERICAN INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED short thick white socks for girls. TEENAGE girls, who often wore them in the U.S. in the past, were sometimes called bobbysoxers …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bobby socks — ☆ bobby socks or bobby sox n. [< BOB1 (vt. 3)] Informal esp. in the 1940s and 1950s, girls socks that reached just above the ankles …   English World dictionary

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