pop sock

noun

A type of short, knee-high stocking with an elasticated top.

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Meanings

nounpop sock (plural pop socks or pop sox)

plural pop socks · plural pop sox

  1. UKA type of short, knee-high stocking with an elasticated top.

    After her show, designer Miuccia Prada blamed the accidents on the pop socks worn by the models inside their platform sandals, making them impossible to grip.

    2008 September 28, Charlie Porter, “Heels prove too tall an order for Milan models”, in The Observer

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
knee-high

Translations

French mi-bas
  • mi-basknee-high stocking
German Kniestrumpf
  • Kniestrumpfknee-high stocking
Cite this entry
APA

pop sock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pop%20sock

MLA

“pop sock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pop%20sock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pop sock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pop%20sock.

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