bobbysoxer
Swooning teenage girl
A bobbysoxer was a teenage girl in the 1940s and early 1950s, typically characterized by her enthusiasm for popular music and heartthrob entertainers like Frank Sinatra.
The term comes from bobby socks, the ankle-length socks that were fashionable among young women of that era.
Bobbysoxers were known for their exuberant, sometimes hysterical reactions at concerts and public appearances of their favorite crooners.
The bobbysoxers screamed and swooned when Sinatra took the stage.
Appliquéd circular garment, mid-century
- saddle shoesOxfords with contrasting center panel
- sock hopInformal school dance
- jukeboxCoin-operated music player
- swing musicRhythmic big-band jazz genre
doo-wop · drive-in · rock 'n' roll · Elvis Presley · malt shop · letterman jacket · vinyl records · diner
Losing consciousness briefly
- screamingLoud, shrill vocalizing
- autographHandwritten personal signature
- fanclubOrganized group of devotees
- idolObject of worship
heartthrob · crooner · Frank Sinatra · matinee · celebrity · pinup · swoon · adoration
Person aged thirteen-nineteen
- adolescentPerson in puberty
- schoolgirlFemale student, typically young
- highschoolerSecondary education student
- teenybopperYoung pop music fanatic
juvenile · coed · freshman · sophomore · giggly · puppy love · slumber party · phone calls
poodle skirt
Appliquéd circular garment, mid-century
- saddle shoesOxfords with contrasting center panel
- sock hopInformal school dance
- jukeboxCoin-operated music player
swing music · doo-wop · drive-in · rock 'n' roll · Elvis Presley · malt shop · letterman jacket · vinyl records · diner · prom
swooning
Losing consciousness briefly
- screamingLoud, shrill vocalizing
- autographHandwritten personal signature
- fanclubOrganized group of devotees
idol · heartthrob · crooner · Frank Sinatra · matinee · celebrity · pinup · swoon · adoration · devotee
teenager
Person aged thirteen-nineteen
- adolescentPerson in puberty
- schoolgirlFemale student, typically young
- highschoolerSecondary education student
teenybopper · juvenile · coed · freshman · sophomore · giggly · puppy love · slumber party · phone calls · diary
bobbysoxermatron
Female institutional supervisor
grandmother · old maid · spinster · senior citizen · grown woman
bobbysoxergroupie
Obsessive celebrity follower
K-pop stan · Deadhead · Beatlemaniac · Belieber · Swiftie