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bobby-socker

bobby-socker

9.9
A teenage girl in the 1940s who wore white bobby socks and loved pop music
  • noun
  • /ˈbɑbiˌsɑkər/
  • Archaic
translation icon : bobby-socker
  • Photographs from the era show groups of bobby-sockers giggling outside movie theaters.

Examples

  • My grandmother said she was a proud bobby-socker and wore her white socks everywhere.

  • Many bobby-sockers loved the music of Elvis Presley.

  • In the 1940s, bobby-sockers would flock to concerts to see their favorite singers perform.

  • The bobby-socker danced joyfully at the school dance.

  • In the 1940s, bobby-sockers would flock to concerts to see their favorite singers perform.

  • Photographs from the era show groups of bobby-sockers giggling outside movie theaters.

  • Many bobby-sockers loved the music of Elvis Presley.

Synonyms

bobbysoxer
vsbobby-socker
  • Archaic
9.9

A teenage girl in the 1940s and 1950s who wore bobby socks and liked popular music

is limited to the 1940s and stresses enthusiasm for popular culture

Surface Forms

bobby-socker singular
bobby-sockers plural

Morphology

bobby-socker = bobby + sock (transparent) = bobby + sock + er

Clearly formed from 'bobby-sock' (a style of short sock) plus the agentive suffix '-er', meaning 'a person who wears bobby socks', which is directly guessable.

Etymology

Bobby-socker comes from the short white bobby socks, which you can think of as 'short socks', that many teenage girls wore in the 1940s and 1950s, and it named girls who were excited fans of music and movies. So, it describes a teenage girl who loved popular culture.