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For Colston and the other players, the ground beneath their bobby socks shifted overnight.
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Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2022
The fashion plate showed off an off-the-shoulder top, Tabi Mary Jane shoes with bobby socks, and a furry belt that was strapped into her divisive yet chic jorts.
—Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 18 June 2022
McCormick, outfitted in bobby socks and cat-eye glasses as Fay, proves to be the breakout star as the heart of the film and an unlikely hero.
—cleveland, 28 May 2020
Fiordiligi and Dorabella first appear in bobby socks and saddle shoes—concealed the darker desires that infuse everything about Così fan tutte.
—Larry Wolff, The New York Review of Books, 27 Mar. 2018
And for those looking for a more dainty look, simply replace the athlete’s with a thin bobby sock, and voila.
—Madeline Fass, Vogue, 13 May 2019
Last night in Milan, Bella had a strange-chic shoe moment of her own, too, sporting a pair of vintage Dior mule heeled sandals with dainty frilled bobby socks.
—Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 28 June 2018
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Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2022
The fashion plate showed off an off-the-shoulder top, Tabi Mary Jane shoes with bobby socks, and a furry belt that was strapped into her divisive yet chic jorts.
—Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 18 June 2022
McCormick, outfitted in bobby socks and cat-eye glasses as Fay, proves to be the breakout star as the heart of the film and an unlikely hero.
—cleveland, 28 May 2020
Fiordiligi and Dorabella first appear in bobby socks and saddle shoes—concealed the darker desires that infuse everything about Così fan tutte.
—Larry Wolff, The New York Review of Books, 27 Mar. 2018
And for those looking for a more dainty look, simply replace the athlete’s with a thin bobby sock, and voila.
—Madeline Fass, Vogue, 13 May 2019
Last night in Milan, Bella had a strange-chic shoe moment of her own, too, sporting a pair of vintage Dior mule heeled sandals with dainty frilled bobby socks.
—Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 28 June 2018
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Etymology
perhaps from bobby pin
First Known Use
1927, in the meaning defined above
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“Bobby socks.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bobby%20socks. Accessed 21 Sep. 2023.
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bobby socks
noun plural
variants
or bobby sox
: girls' thick socks reaching above the ankle
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