bobby-soxer

Noun

bobby soxer (plural bobby soxers)

1. (historical) In the 1940s, a young woman or teenage girl who was a zealous fan of traditional pop, especially of Frank Sinatra.
   • From my mother I’d learned that “nice” people should always frequent “nice” places, but here was Maria, certifiably nice, who relished the diner, twirled on the metal stool like a bobby-soxer, and punched out tunes on the jukebox.1988, Edmund White, chapter 1, in The Beautiful Room Is Empty, New York: Vintage International, published 1994