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My eyes are too big, my nose is too flat, my ears stick out, my mouth is too big and my face is too small... my body is thin as a clarinet and my ankles are so skinny that I wear two pairs of bobby socks because I don't want people to see how thin they are.
Goldie Hawn

Meaning of "bobby socks" in the English dictionary

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOBBY SOCKS

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Bobby socks is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BOBBY SOCKS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bobby sock

A bobby sock is a type of sock that was especially fashionable in the 1940s and 1950s. Bobby socks had thick uppers that were turned down to form a thick cuff at ankle height. They were sometimes worn by girls as part of a school uniform. They were popular to wear with saddle shoes, loafers, or Oxfords. They periodically come back into fashion when people develop nostalgia for this period in history. Many socks stores carry bobby socks, and they can also be ordered through specialty suppliers and uniform companies, or knitted by hand, for people who are familiar with knitting socks. The tops of the socks may be designed to fold down to showcase decorative materials, and it is not uncommon to see a bow or similar ornament on the side of the sock. Traditionally, bobby socks are plain white, but patterned and colored versions are available in many regions of the world. Bobby socks are traditionally made of cotton or a cotton type material. They are not to be confused with anklets which are also a fold down type of sock but are generally made of a nylon type material and are usually accompanied by a lace decoration.

Definition of bobby socks in the English dictionary

The definition of bobby socks in the dictionary is ankle-length socks worn by teenage girls, esp in the US in the 1940s.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOBBY SOCKS

bobberies
bobbery
bobbery pack
bobbies
bobbin
bobbin lace
bobbinet
bobbing
bobbins
bobbish
bobbitt
bobble
bobble hat
bobblehead
bobbly
bobby
bobby calf
bobby pin
bobby-dazzler
bobbysoxer

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOBBY SOCKS

badderlocks
bedsocks
bollocks
boondocks
buttocks
cyclical stocks
docks
dreadlocks
goldilocks
locks
mocks
on the rocks
on the stocks
pop socks
rocks
stocks
the bollocks
the boondocks
to be on the rocks
walk socks

Synonyms and antonyms of bobby socks in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «bobby socks» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOBBY SOCKS

Find out the translation of bobby socks to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bobby socks from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bobby socks» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

短袜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

calcetines del bobby
570 millions of speakers

English

bobby socks
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बॉबी मोजे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجوارب بوبي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Бобби носки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

meias soquete
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ববি মোজা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

socquettes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kaus kaki bobby
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schuposocken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ボビーソックス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바비 양말
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bobby sarung kaki
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bobby vớ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாட்டி சாக்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॉबी सॉक्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kısa çorap
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

calzini corti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bobby skarpety
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Боббі шкарпетки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

șosete bobby
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bobby κάλτσες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kniekouse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bobby strumpor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bobby sokker
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bobby socks

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Goldie Hawn
My eyes are too big, my nose is too flat, my ears stick out, my mouth is too big and my face is too small... my body is thin as a clarinet and my ankles are so skinny that I wear two pairs of bobby socks because I don't want people to see how thin they are.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOBBY SOCKS»

Discover the use of bobby socks in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bobby socks and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bedpans and Bobby Socks: Five British Nurses on the American ...
Wherever they go, the travelling nurses cause a sensation. This is a delightfully nostalgic memoir of friendship and the romance of the open road.
Barbara Fox, 2011
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Flip Bk: Optical/Pencil Puzz
SOCKS Bobby Socks looked menacing sitting in Mr. Paddlebottom's office when Junior and Kimberly Kay walked into the principal's office. Bobby wore his jeans tucked into baseball socks just below his knees. Most kids thought it looked ...
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She Got Up Off the Couch: And Other Heroic Acts from ...
I also pulled a pair of white bobby socks out of the laundry pile in my parents' bedroom, a pile in a shape I later recognized in Close Encounters ofthe Third Kind. If aliens had come to Mooreland they would have landed on that laundry ...
Haven Kimmel, 2006
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The Clovis Chronicles: Book One
Instead of wearing a poodle skirt and bobby socks, Hailey Jo was wearing a very plain gray skirt and plain black shoes. Her sweater was of an off white color and had very few designs on it. Most of all what Bobby noticed was that the majority ...
Tom DiFrancesca III, 2008
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Oak Cliff
... waged overseas, those who called these Cliffs home during the 1950s and early 1960s were living the American Dream. With the Oak Cliff postwar expansion in full force, these 71 4- Postwar Boom: Bobby Socks, Burgers, and Streetcars.
Alan C. Elliott, Patricia K. Summey, Gayla Brooks Kokel, 2009
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The Woman in the Zoot Suit: Gender, Nationalism, and the ...
Catherine S. Ramírez draws on interviews she conducted with Mexican American women who came of age in Los Angeles in the late 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s as she recovers the neglected stories of pachucas.
Catherine S. Ramírez, 2010
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Babysitter: An American History
Schrum, “Bobby Socks,” 48. 44. Schrum, Some Wore Bobby Sox, 88–89. 45. Steffens, “Mother's Helper,” 57. 46. Schrum, Some Wore Bobby Sox, 25, 39, 89, 124, 172. 47. Mintz, Huck's Raft, 219, 234–35; and Grant, RaisingBaby, 161. 48.
Miriam Forman-Brunell, 2009
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Mexican American Mojo: Popular Music, Dance, and Urban ...
... and either ankle-strap heels or leather dancing shoes with mid-calf black bobby socks. The pachucas would often wear ''a modified 'zoot suit,' with black skirts and hose, including the broad-shouldered and longer coat of the boy's costume.
Anthony Macías, 2008
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The Coolest Cat in Town: Musical
it was worth the effort, just to see you in bobby socks again. MARTHA. Be serious, Leon. LEON. I am being serious. How many people get the chance to live the best days of their lives over again? Even if it's only for a day, an hour, a moment?
William Gleason, 1977
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So Few on Earth: A Labrador Métis Woman Remembers
Carefully, after getting hold of an Eaton's catalogue, I made out an order for two dresses at $2.98 each, a wide leather belt with two interchangeable buckles, a pair of black-and-white saddle shoes, a crinoline, and two pairs of bobby socks.
Josie Penny, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOBBY SOCKS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bobby socks is used in the context of the following news items.
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OHS ready to knock people's socks off with 'Grease'
“It's so funny to me when a kid goes, 'What are bobby socks?” – and I feel like I'm 95.” Copyright 2015 La Crosse Tribune. All rights reserved. «La Crosse Tribune, Jul 15»
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Malt Shop shows held over by popular demand
A time of record hops, ponytails, beehives, DAs, hoola hoops, American Bandstand, poodle skirts and bobby socks. Then you have the British ... «Crossville Chronicle, Jul 15»
3
Jamie Lyn Fletcher on the Rise
Poodle skirts and bobby socks are a rave in many clubs now, but there is a burgeoning niche who appreciates original music as well as the ... «Scene, Jul 15»
4
Famed Spartanburg Musician from “Joe Bennett & The Sparkletones …
It stayed on the charts for four months. They had another hit song, “Penny Loafers and Bobby Socks,” that also charted in 1957. Joe Bennett of ... «WSPA.com, Jun 15»
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OUR TOWN: Welcome Bay-Rama friends!
So check the closet for a poodle skirt, bobby socks and be ready to enjoy that great era. There will be a street dance, car show, bass fishing ... «New Baltimore Voice Newspapers, Jun 15»
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Cruisin' made San Bernardino 'the car town'
... chrome and hear engines revving as the “Happy Days” moments of cruising, ice cream shops and bobby socks helped define a generation. «San Bernardino County Sun, Jun 15»
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For just £3, you could help make the Corbyn fantasy come true
... make her next speech wearing bobby socks and waving pom-poms, the oldest cheerleader in town said: “Like, tooooaatally, yeah. Awesome. «The Independent, Jun 15»
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Prince George was photographed looking lovingly at his sister …
... Kate herself, who I am sure choreographed the whole thing from the impeccably tasteful surroundings down to George's blue bobby socks. «East Anglian Daily Times, Jun 15»
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Modesto teen creates online Museum of Middle School
They look like tiny adults instead of teenagers,” Hightman said, gazing at photos of girls in white blouses and bobby socks, their hair bobbed ... «Modesto Bee, Jun 15»
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Travel back to the '50s and '60s at the Curtain Call
Go back in time, break out those bobby socks, school sweaters, letter or leather jackets, poodle skirts, scarves and saddle shoes and '60s styles ... «Crossville Chronicle, Jun 15»

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