bobbysox

/ˈbɑbiˌsɑks/
noun
  1. Ankle-length socks worn by girls and young women, especially popular in the 1940s and 1950s.
    • In old photos, my grandmother always wore bobbysox with her saddle shoes.
    • The vintage store had a rack of colorful bobbysox from the 1950s.
    • She wore a poodle skirt and white bobbysox to the retro dance.
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