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bobbysoxer
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bob·by·sox·er also bobby sox·er  (bb-sksr)
n. Informal
A teenage girl.

bobbysoxer [ˈbɒbɪˌsɒksə]
n
Informal chiefly US an adolescent girl wearing bobby socks, esp in the 1940s
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Noun1.bobbysoxer - an adolescent girl wearing bobby socks (common in the 1940s)
jeune fille, lass, lassie, young girl - a girl or young woman who is unmarried
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bobbysoxer [ˈbɒbɪsɒksəʳ] N (US) → tobillera f


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