sock hop

noun

: a social event of the 1950s in the U.S. at which teenagers danced in their socks

Examples of sock hop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the time, Alaimo played a sock hop in Miami put together by disc jockey Bob Green and Marlin Records’ owner Henry Stone. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Oakcha Dr Queen Extrait and Mancera Paris Tonka Cola add cherry notes for an Americana, sock hop rollerink vibe. — Loren Savini, Allure, 13 Aug. 2026

Highlights are a sock hop, wrestling, lawn mower racing, petting zoo. — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 2 July 2025

For a long time, the word tariff seemed antiquated, like riding in a horseless carriage or going to a sock hop. — Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 4 Apr. 2025

Root beer floats and a sock hop both nights at the home, 4000 Baltimore Ave. — By Maria Martin, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024

But like most of his saccharine repertoire, the lyrics don’t go much further than a washy setting of twinkly romance at the sock hop. — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2023

At a time when many young Black artists are wrestling with themes of racial injustice on their canvases, Titus’s paintings depict people dancing at a sock hop and lounging on the lawn. — Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 18 July 2023

Transform your high school gym into a real sock hop complete with poodle skirts, records, and a jukebox. — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 18 May 2023

Rhymes for sock hop

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