Bobby-socker (Noun)
Meaning
An adolescent girl wearing bobby socks (common in the 1940s).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The poodle skirt and bobby-socker uniform was a staple of 1940s high school fashion.
- She was a typical bobby-socker, always dancing the jitterbug at the local sock hop.
- The bobby-socker style was a hallmark of the young, carefree teenager of the 1940s.
- With her saddle shoes and bobby socks, she was the quintessential bobby-socker of her generation.
- The iconic bobby-socker look was often paired with a full skirt and a fitted sweater.