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bobbysocks

(ˈbɒbɪˌsɒks) or

bobbysox

pl n, sing bobbysock

(Clothing & Fashion) ankle-length socks worn by teenage girls, esp in the US in the 1940s

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bob•by•socks

or bob•by•sox

(ˈbɒb iˌsɒks)

n.pl.

socks that reach above the ankle and are sometimes folded down to the ankle.

[1940–45, Amer.; bobby, by association with bobby pin]

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Noun

bobbysocks - a sock that reaches just above the ankle

anklets, bobbysock, anklet

sock - hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee

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bobbysocks

bobbysox [ˈbɒbɪsɒks] NPL (US) → escarpines mpl

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