bobby-soxers
Ankle-sock-wearing fans
Bobby-soxers were teenage girls in the 1940s and 1950s, named for the ankle socks they wore folded down.
The term evokes an era of swooning over Frank Sinatra, soda fountains, and saddle shoes.
It now sounds quaint, used nostalgically or to characterize youthful enthusiasm from that period: My grandmother was a bobby-soxer who screamed at Elvis concerts.
- teen idolsCelebrities adored by youth
- fan clubsOrganizations for enthusiasts
- heartthrobsObjects of romantic obsession
- autographsHandwritten celebrity names
screaming fans · swooning · crooners · adoration · starstruck · Bing Crosby · Perry Como · radio programs
People aged thirteen to nineteen
- high schoolUpper secondary institution
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- subcultureGroup with alternative norms
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
pep rallies · yearbooks · gossip · cliques · going steady · class rings · popularity · rebellion
Full skirts with appliquéd dogs
- saddle shoesOxfords with contrasting center panel
- jukeboxesCoin-operated music players
- drive-insCar-friendly movie venues
- doo-wopFifties vocal harmony genre
rockabilly · hot rods · letterman jackets · ponytails · ducktails · malts · diners · soda fountains
Quality of being good
- naivetyInnocent lack of experience
- purityUncontaminated quality
- wide-eyedShowing naive amazement
- girlishnessYouthful feminine quality
idealistic · gullible · unsophisticated · childlike · virginal · ingenuous · trustful · guileless
Indoor athletic facility
- swing dancingUpbeat partnered jazz movement
- jukeboxCoin-operated music player
- record playerDevice playing vinyl albums
- Chubby CheckerTwist dance popularizer
slow dancing · prom · school dance · crepe paper · punch bowl · chaperones · dance cards · lindy hop
Frank Sinatra
- teen idolsCelebrities adored by youth
- fan clubsOrganizations for enthusiasts
- heartthrobsObjects of romantic obsession
screaming fans · autographs · swooning · crooners · adoration · starstruck · Bing Crosby · Perry Como · radio programs · love letters
teenagers
People aged thirteen to nineteen
- high schoolUpper secondary institution
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- subcultureGroup with alternative norms
slang · pep rallies · yearbooks · gossip · cliques · going steady · class rings · popularity · rebellion · generation gap
poodle skirts
Full skirts with appliquéd dogs
- saddle shoesOxfords with contrasting center panel
- jukeboxesCoin-operated music players
- drive-insCar-friendly movie venues
doo-wop · rockabilly · hot rods · letterman jackets · ponytails · ducktails · malts · diners · soda fountains · hula hoops
wholesomeness
Quality of being good
girlishness · idealistic · gullible · unsophisticated · childlike · virginal · ingenuous · trustful · guileless · unaffected
gymnasium
Indoor athletic facility
- swing dancingUpbeat partnered jazz movement
- jukeboxCoin-operated music player
- record playerDevice playing vinyl albums
Chubby Checker · slow dancing · prom · school dance · crepe paper · punch bowl · chaperones · dance cards · lindy hop · jitterbug
bobby-soxerssenior citizens
Older adults, typically retired
old-timers · sophisticates · adults · grown-ups · matrons