bobby sockn.

Etymology: Etymology uncertain, but compare bob v.⁵ to cut short.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbobby sock.

Originally U.S.

(Usually in plural, bobby socks, sox), socks reaching just above the ankle, esp. those worn by girls in their teens; also attributive.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and feet > [noun] > stocking > types of > short stocking or sock > types of > short stockings or socks

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footy1942

bobby sock1943

footsies1960

1943 Time 5 July 26/1 Hundreds of..girls in bobby socks sat transfixed.

1944 Newsweek 6 Mar. 88 In New York City last week, the ‘Bobby-sox Brigade’ had swelled to such alarming proportions..that police imposed an unofficial curfew.

1945 S. Lewis Cass Timberlane (1946) xlvii. 333 Small white wool socks, ‘bobby socks’ they were called, to be worn with bare legs that were made-up to look tanned.

1945 This Week (U.S.) 15 Apr. 21/2 Comments on teen-age bobby-sock girls afflicted with dementia-Sinatra.

1946 Jazz Writings 22/1 George Webb's Dixielanders..had the satisfaction of laying a mainly bobby-sox audience flat in the aisles.

1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Oct. 573/2 The recent spate of elopement scandals and bobby-sox novelists.

Derivatives

ˈbobby-soxer n. (also bobby-socker) an adolescent girl, esp. one in her early teens, wearing bobby socks.

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the world > people > person > child > girl > [noun]

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bobby-soxer1944

1944 Birmingham (U.S.) News-age-herald 19 Nov. 11 A/4 About 6,000 bobby soxers attended the concert.

1944 Life 27 Nov. 76/2 When bobby-socker squeals, sound is carried to loudspeaker.

1948 Observer 8 Feb. 3/2 His air of smiling tolerance could deceive none but a bobby-soxer.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	bobby sock
释义	bobby sockn. Etymology: Etymology uncertain, but compare bob v.⁵ to cut short.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbobby sock. Originally U.S. (Usually in plural, bobby socks, sox), socks reaching just above the ankle, esp. those worn by girls in their teens; also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and feet > [noun] > stocking > types of > short stocking or sock > types of > short stockings or socks ankle sock1660 anklet1928 footy1942 bobby sock1943 footsies1960 1943 Time 5 July 26/1 Hundreds of..girls in bobby socks sat transfixed. 1944 Newsweek 6 Mar. 88 In New York City last week, the ‘Bobby-sox Brigade’ had swelled to such alarming proportions..that police imposed an unofficial curfew. 1945 S. Lewis Cass Timberlane (1946) xlvii. 333 Small white wool socks, ‘bobby socks’ they were called, to be worn with bare legs that were made-up to look tanned. 1945 This Week (U.S.) 15 Apr. 21/2 Comments on teen-age bobby-sock girls afflicted with dementia-Sinatra. 1946 Jazz Writings 22/1 George Webb's Dixielanders..had the satisfaction of laying a mainly bobby-sox audience flat in the aisles. 1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Oct. 573/2 The recent spate of elopement scandals and bobby-sox novelists. Derivatives ˈbobby-soxer n. (also bobby-socker) an adolescent girl, esp. one in her early teens, wearing bobby socks. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > child > girl > [noun] maiden-childeOE maidenOE maidc1275 maid-childc1275 wenchc1290 thernec1300 lassc1325 maidenkinc1330 child-womana1382 girlc1400 pucelle1439 maidkin1440 mawther1440 mop1466 woman-child?1515 bonnea1529 urchina1535 kinchin-mort1567 dandiprat1582 prill1587 sluta1592 little girl1603 maggie1603 tendril1603 squall1607 childa1616 filly1616 vriester1652 miss1668 gilpie1720 lassie1725 laddess1768 jeune fillea1777 bitch1785 girly?1786 gal1795 ladyling1807 missikin1815 colleen1828 girleen1833 snowdrop1833 pinafore1836 chica1843 fillette1847 charity-girl1848 urchiness1852 Mädchen1854 gel1857 pusill1884 backfisch1888 girly-girly1888 cliner1895 tittie1918 weeny1929 bobby-soxer1944 1944 Birmingham (U.S.) News-age-herald 19 Nov. 11 A/4 About 6,000 bobby soxers attended the concert. 1944 Life 27 Nov. 76/2 When bobby-socker squeals, sound is carried to loudspeaker. 1948 Observer 8 Feb. 3/2 His air of smiling tolerance could deceive none but a bobby-soxer. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.1943
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