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单词 bobby socks
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Definition of bobby socks in English:

bobby socks

(also bobby sox)
plural nounˈbɒbi sɒksˈbɑbi sɑks
North American dated
  • Short socks reaching just above the ankle, as worn by teenage girls in the 1940s and 1950s.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Elizabeth dresses in pinafores, bobby sox, and Keds.
    • In Isis, a young girl with a small, sweet smile poses shyly in a short white dress, bobby socks and a wedding veil.
    • I feel it should only be sampled while wearing bobby socks and sipping a vanilla shake.
    • The 1950s featured bobby socks, crew cuts, Hogan caps and persimmon.
    • If you really get into it, you might even find yourself sporting short-cropped bangs, bobby socks and a poodle skirt.

Origin

Compare with bob2 in the sense 'cut short'.

 
 

Definition of bobby socks in US English:

bobby socks

(also bobby sox)
plural nounˈbɑbi sɑksˈbäbē säks
North American dated
  • Short socks reaching just above the ankle (used chiefly in the 1940s and 1950s to refer to the socks worn by teenage girls).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The 1950s featured bobby socks, crew cuts, Hogan caps and persimmon.
    • Elizabeth dresses in pinafores, bobby sox, and Keds.
    • If you really get into it, you might even find yourself sporting short-cropped bangs, bobby socks and a poodle skirt.
    • In Isis, a young girl with a small, sweet smile poses shyly in a short white dress, bobby socks and a wedding veil.
    • I feel it should only be sampled while wearing bobby socks and sipping a vanilla shake.

Origin

Compare with bob in the sense ‘cut short’.

 
 
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