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sock hops

sock hops is the plural of sock hop.

Meaning of sock hop

Noun

sock hop (plural sock hops)

  1. (US, historical) In the 1950s, informal sponsored dance at American high schools, typically held on the grounds of the high school itself in the gymnasium or cafeteria.
    • But unlike any other nostalgia film, American Graffiti has been able to supply the details and step quickly beyond them—after the opening scenes, they're just assumed pieces of background. The words are there […] and the staging of a sock hop in the gym is virtually flawless, but they are part of a...1973 October, Joseph Kanon, “On the Strip”, in The Atlantic

Questions about sock hops

What is sock hops the plural of?
Sock hops is the plural of sock hop.

Words near sock hops in the dictionary

  1. sock cymbals
  2. sock feet
  3. sock foot
  4. sock hat
  5. sock hop
  6. sock hops
  7. sock in
  8. sock into
  9. sock it
  10. sock it to
  11. sock link

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