bobby sock
1 of 2noun
plural bobby socks or bobby sox
: a sock reaching above the ankle and usually worn by teen-age girls and children
bobby-sock
2 of 2adjective
variants or bobby-socks or bobby-sox
ˈ⸗⸗ˌ⸗
: consisting or of relating to bobby-soxers
the bobby-sox audience
Ruth Inglis
Ruth Inglisthe bobby-sock brigade
young wives, only a few years away from their bobby-socks days Lois & Don Thorburn
Lois & Don Thorburn
Word History
Etymology
Noun
from the name Bobby (influenced by bobby pin)
First Known Use
Noun
1927, in the meaning defined above
Adjective
1943, in the meaning defined above