bobbysock

bobbysock
noun
a sock that reaches just above the ankle
Syn: ↑anklet, ↑anklets, ↑bobbysocks
Derivationally related forms: ↑ankle (for: ↑anklet)
Hypernyms: ↑sock

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bobbysock /bobˈi-sok/ (N Am inf, esp formerly)
noun
An ankle sock, esp as worn by teenage girls
bobbˈysoxer noun
An adolescent girl, teenager

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  • anklets — n. pl. 1. socks that reach just above the ankle. Syn: anklet, bobbysock, bobbysocks [WordNet 1.5] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bobbysocks — ob by*socks n. a sock that reaches just above the ankle. Syn: anklet, anklets, bobbysock. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bobby sock — /ˈbɒbi sɒk/ (say bobee sok) noun Originally US an ankle sock, especially one decorated with a frill. Also, bobbysock. {popular in the US in the 1950s and 1960s; bobby variant of bobbed cut short + sock1} …  

  • anklets — noun a sock that reaches just above the ankle • Syn: ↑anklet, ↑bobbysock, ↑bobbysocks • Derivationally related forms: ↑ankle (for: ↑anklet) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • bobbysocks — noun a sock that reaches just above the ankle • Syn: ↑anklet, ↑anklets, ↑bobbysock • Derivationally related forms: ↑ankle (for: ↑anklet) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • bobbysoxer — noun an adolescent girl wearing bobby socks (common in the 1940s) (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑bobby socker • Hypernyms: ↑lass, ↑lassie, ↑young girl, ↑jeune fille * * * /bob ee sok seuhr/, n. an adolescent g …   Useful english dictionary

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