bobby sox
1bobby 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,… …
2Bobby Sox — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Bobby Sox Produktionsland USA …
3bobby sox — ↑bobby socks …
4bobby sox — noun plural see bobby socks …
5bobby-sox — adjective see bobby sock …
6bobby sox — short socks often worn folded down around the ankle (usually white) …
7bobby socks bobby sox — noun (plural) AmE girls short socks that have the tops turned over …
8bobby 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 * * * …
9bobby socks — bobby sox n [plural] AmE [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Probably from bob short ; BOBCAT] girls short socks that have the tops turned over …
10bobby 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 …
