white socks

Light-colored foot covers

White socks are socks that are white in color—the most common and basic sock variety.

They're standard athletic wear and casual dress, though wearing white socks with dark dress shoes or formal attire is considered a fashion faux pas: He showed up to the interview in white socks and loafers.

Related

tube · crew · sneakers · laundry · bleach · gym · sweat · elastic · pristine · crisp · Michael Jackson · tennis · pulled up · slouchy · knee high · foot · cushioned · stripe

Categories
Opposites
pattern

white socksargyle socks

Footwear with diagonal plaid

striped socks · novelty socks

fashion/cultural status

white socksdress socks

Formal thin hosiery

Family

white, sock, whites, whiter, whitest, whiten, whitened, whitening, whiteness

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G