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- [bob-ee sok]
- /ˈbɒb i sɒk/
- /ˈbɒb.i sɒk/
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- [bob-ee sok]
- /ˈbɒb i sɒk/
Definitions of bobby socks words
- noun plural bobby socks Bobby socks or bobbysox are short socks worn by girls or women. 3
- noun bobby socks esp. in the 1940s and 1950s, girls' socks that reached just above the ankles 3
- adjective bobby socks indicating or associated with the wearing of bobbysocks; adolescent: strictly a bobbysocks crowd; the bobbysocks generation. 1
- noun plural bobby socks girls' ankle socks 1
- noun bobby socks (chiefly in the plural, with plural verb) Women's ankle socks. 0
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Origin of bobby socks
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
1940-45, Americanism; bobby (for bobbed2, altered by association with bobby pin) + socks
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Parts of speech for Bobby socks
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bobby socks popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
bobby socks usage trend in Literature
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