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pop sock

pop sock noun: a type of short, knee-high stocking with an elasticated top.

Noun

pop sock (plural pop socks or pop sox)

  1. (UK) A type of short, knee-high stocking with an elasticated top.
    • After her show, designer Miuccia Prada blamed the accidents on the pop socks worn by the models inside their platform sandals, making them impossible to grip.2008 September 28, Charlie Porter, “Heels prove too tall an order for Milan models”, in The Observer

Forms of pop sock

pluralpop socks
pluralpop sox

Questions about pop sock

What does pop sock mean?
Pop sock means a type of short, knee-high stocking with an elasticated top.
What part of speech is pop sock?
Pop sock is a noun.
What is the plural of pop sock?
The plural of pop sock is pop socks.

Words near pop sock in the dictionary

  1. pop shove-it
  2. pop shove-its
  3. pop singer
  4. pop singers
  5. pop smoke
  6. pop sock
  7. pop socks
  8. pop someone's balloon
  9. pop someone's cherry
  10. pop song
  11. pop songs

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