sock hop
nounEtymology
Because dancers were required to remove their shoes to protect the varnished floor of the gymnasium.
Definitions
In the 1950s, informal sponsored dance at American high schools, typically held on the…
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.
- I had no idea then how boys wooed girls. I guessed it was a matter of joshing and shared nothings and hours of scuffing through autumn leaves and even more hours of clenches during the slow numbers at the sock hop.
- “I Knew You Were Trouble,” one of the year’s great pop songs, begins like a sock-hop anthem, with jaunty guitars.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA