Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bobby-sox

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: bob-by--sox
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of bobby socks.

Example Sentences

"When girls were not wearing their bobby-sox and pleated skirts, they often put on blue jeans that were rolled up to just below the knee and often decorated with painted hearts, horses, and other figures."
"Young women abandoned their bobby-sox and Capri pants for sexiness, especially the miniskirt—the paramount symbol of sexual liberation."
"Think back to the music of the period, to the way the girls looked in their bobby-sox, the way the boys looked in the V-necked sweaters. Horrible, right?"

Questions

What does bobby-sox mean?: Alternative form of bobby socks.

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