bobby-soxer
Swooning forties teen
A bobby-soxer was a teenage girl of the 1940s, named for the ankle-length white socks then in fashion.
The term evokes the swooning fans of Frank Sinatra and other crooners of the era: Bobby-soxers screamed and fainted at his concerts.
The word is dated, used now only for historical color.
Appliquéd circular garment, mid-century
- saddle shoesOxfords with contrasting center panel
- sock hopInformal school dance
- jukeboxCoin-operated music player
- doo-wopFifties vocal harmony genre
rock 'n' roll · Elvis Presley · soda fountain · drive-in · greaser · letterman jacket · hot rod · American Bandstand
Loud, shrill vocalizing
- swooningLosing consciousness briefly
- fan clubOrganized group of devotees
- heartthrobObject of romantic admiration
- croonerSoft-voiced romantic vocalist
Frank Sinatra · Elvis Presley · matinee idol · autograph · pinup · teen magazine · hysteria · fainting
Person aged thirteen-nineteen
- schoolgirlFemale student, typically young
- highschoolerSecondary education student
- juvenileYoung person or animal
- girlhoodFemale youth period
coming-of-age · prom · homecoming · sweet sixteen · slumber party · diary · puppy love · crush
Conducive to well-being
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
- wide-eyedShowing naive amazement
- girlishYouthfully feminine in manner
- youthfulSeeming not old
sheltered · starry-eyed · dreamy · romantic · idealistic · virtuous · fresh-faced · unsophisticated
poodle skirt
Appliquéd circular garment, mid-century
- saddle shoesOxfords with contrasting center panel
- sock hopInformal school dance
- jukeboxCoin-operated music player
doo-wop · rock 'n' roll · Elvis Presley · soda fountain · drive-in · greaser · letterman jacket · hot rod · American Bandstand · malt shop
screaming
Loud, shrill vocalizing
- swooningLosing consciousness briefly
- fan clubOrganized group of devotees
- heartthrobObject of romantic admiration
crooner · Frank Sinatra · Elvis Presley · matinee idol · autograph · pinup · teen magazine · hysteria · fainting · crowd
teenager
Person aged thirteen-nineteen
- schoolgirlFemale student, typically young
- highschoolerSecondary education student
- juvenileYoung person or animal
girlhood · coming-of-age · prom · homecoming · sweet sixteen · slumber party · diary · puppy love · crush · giggling
wholesome
Conducive to well-being
youthful · sheltered · starry-eyed · dreamy · romantic · idealistic · virtuous · fresh-faced · unsophisticated · small-town
bobby-soxerhippie
Sixties counterculture member
beatnik · flower child · hipster · goth · flapper
bobby-soxerrebel
Authority defier
nonconformist · cynic · beatnik · juvenile delinquent · greaser
bobby-soxermatron
Female institutional supervisor
grandmother · sophisticate · woman of the world · dowager · old maid