crew sock

noun

: a short bulky usually ribbed sock

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Models filed out of the library and onto the steps of the landmark wearing matching leggings, sports bras, biker shorts, crew socks and sneakers as if they were headed out to exercise. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025 What’s more, the fall-ready chocolate color is doubly discounted thanks to the brand’s Labor Day Event and would look adorably preppy with a pair of crew socks sticking out of them. Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025 This lightweight merino wool would have been the perfect solution, along with thermal leggings and wicking wool crew socks. Anna Fiorentino, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2025 Teens and tweens are going wild for the classic sandals, often pairing them with crew socks. Anja Webb, Parents, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crew sock

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First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of crew sock was in 1948

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“Crew sock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crew%20sock. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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