bobby-socked
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English
27
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Wearing a bobby sock or socks.
Example Sentences
- "P. J. stuck an impeccably loafered-and-bobby-socked foot upon the desk and glared at it."
- "We would spend incredible mornings on spectacularly scenic byways, stopping at a different diner--although each seemed to have bobby-socked waitresses, Formica counters and “Chapel of Love” on the jukebox--every day at lunchtime."
- "Although the resurrection proved fleeting, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, along with Cherry Poppin’ Daddies and the Brian Setzer Orchestra, keeps on tooting, its members still in fedoras and sharp slacks and still inviting listeners to pop their elbows and kick their bobby-socked feet."
- "On an auditorium stage, a series of sweetly corny, retro-style performances takes place: a trio of crooning letter-sweater-wearing boys; a rhinestone-suited Elvis impersonator; a crew of clean-cut, poodle-skirted, bobby-socked dancers."
Etymology
From bobby sock + -ed.