bobbysock n a sock that reaches just above the ankle Usage(s) From the sidelines the hero could hear shrieking girls awarding the ultimate in bobbysock tributes: "He's nicer than Frankie. Crosby, in a heroic departure from character, plays a crooner whose life is made miserable by the squeals and faints of the bobbysock babies. So does the bobbysock idol, who is tossed about by accelerated slapstick like a Boy Scout in a blanket. Synonym(s) anklet anklets bobbysocks