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bobby-soxer

[bob-ee-sok-ser]

bob·by·sox·er

[bob-ee-sok-ser]
noun
an adolescent girl, especially during the 1940s, following youthful fads and fashions.
Also, bobby soxer, bob·by-sox·er.


Origin:
1940–45, Americanism; bobbysocks + -er1
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