variants
or bobby sox
: girls' socks reaching above the ankle
plural bobby socks or bobby sox
: a sock reaching above the ankle and usually worn by teen-age girls and children
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 ThorburnExamples of bobby socks in a Sentence
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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
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Plural noun
For Colston and the other players, the ground beneath their bobby socks shifted overnight.
—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
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“Bobby socks.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bobby%20socks. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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