bobbysocks

Questions about bobbysocks

What does bobbysocks mean?

bobbysocks means "a sock that reaches just above the ankle".

How many syllables are in bobbysocks?

bobbysocks has 3 syllables and divides as bob-by-socks under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for bobbysocks?

Close synonyms include anklet, anklets, bobbysock. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bobbysocks a common word?

bobbysocks is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.