no-show sock

plural no-show socks · alternative no show sock

1. A sock that extends no further than the ankle.

   While no-show socks served as Gen Y’s counterculture from their parents and grandparents, it was likely also influenced by athletic wear.

   2024 June 21, Ashley Fetters Maloy, Samantha Chery, “Your socks are showing your age”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Jun 2024

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   Even if you prefer a no-show sock for running or other activities, Downes says it’s important to get something with more height for tennis to prevent blisters, because you’ll be pivoting around a lot in your shoes.

   2021 July 29, Karen Iorio Adelson, “The Best Tennis Clothes, According to Stylish Players, Coaches, and Pros”, in New York, New York, N.Y.: New York Media, →ISSN, →OCLC

   The conversation has been circulating since at least October, when the podcaster Phoebe Parsons argued in a widely viewed TikTok video that ankle-height socks were a telltale sign of age. (“I’m a millennial,” she says in the video, holding up her foot, clad in a no-show sock.)

   2024 June 20, Callie Holtermann, “A Sock War Is Afoot Between Millennials and Gen Z”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Jun 2024

   Synonyms: no-show, secret sock, sneaker sock, trainer sock