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.
（20世纪40和50年代女孩穿的）齐踝短袜
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’.