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no-show sock

no-show sock noun: a sock that extends no further than the ankle.

Noun

no-show sock (plural no-show socks)

  1. A sock that extends no further than the ankle.
    • Even if you prefer a no-show sock for running or other activities, Downes says it’s important to get something with more height for tennis to prevent blisters, because you’ll be pivoting around a lot in your shoes.2021 July 29, Karen Iorio Adelson, “The Best Tennis Clothes, According to Stylish Players, Coaches, and Pros”, in New York, New York, N.Y.: New York Media, →ISSN, →OCLC
    • The conversation has been circulating since at least October, when the podcaster Phoebe Parsons argued in a widely viewed TikTok video that ankle-height socks were a telltale sign of age. (“I’m a millennial,” she says in the video, holding up her foot, clad in a no-show sock.)2024 June 20, Callie Holtermann, “A Sock War Is Afoot Between Millennials and Gen Z”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20...

Synonyms of no-show sock

Forms of no-show sock

pluralno-show socks
alternative formno show sock

Origin of no-show sock

So called because it does not show above the wearer's shoe.

Questions about no-show sock

What does no-show sock mean?
No-show sock means a sock that extends no further than the ankle.
What part of speech is no-show sock?
No-show sock is a noun.
What is the plural of no-show sock?
The plural of no-show sock is no-show socks.

Words near no-show sock in the dictionary

  1. no-sell
  2. no-selling
  3. no-sells
  4. no-sew
  5. no-show
  6. no-show sock
  7. no-show socks
  8. no-showed
  9. no-showing
  10. no-shows
  11. no-skip

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