trainer sock

noun

A short sock that covers the foot and beyond that not essentially more than the ankle.

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Meanings

nountrainer sock (plural trainer socks)

plural trainer socks

  1. UKA short sock that covers the foot and beyond that not essentially more than the ankle.

    Pulling my trainers off but retaining my sweaty black Primark trainer socks, I step into the heels, one foot – God, they're high – then the other.

    2011, Polly Williams, How To Be Married, Headline, page 135
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    Next, I copied the standard uniform adjustments: rolled-up skirt, undone top button, trainer socks instead of regulation ankle ones. A girl in my class asked why I didn't shave my legs – I knew how to, right?

    2022, Laila Woozeer, Not Quite White, Simon & Schuster, page 85

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
no-show sock
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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