sockhop
sockhop is the alternative spelling of sock hop.
Meaning of sock hop
Noun
sock hop (plural sock hops)
- 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
Forms of sockhop
| plural | sockhops |
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Questions about sockhop
- What is sockhop the alternative spelling of?
- Sockhop is the alternative spelling of sock hop.
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