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Sock Hop — or soc hop (rarely) is a term coined in the 1950s in the United States, following the growth in popularity of rock and roll, to refer to informal sponsored dances at American high schools, typically held on the grounds of the high school itself… … Wikipedia
Sock hop — ist der Name für eine Tanzveranstaltung, die in den 1950er Jahren in den USA kreiert wurde. In dieser Zeit wurde der Rock ’n’ Roll immer populärer. Es fanden viele zwanglose Tanzveranstaltungen in den High Schools statt, typischerweise in der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
sock hop — n. Informal an informal dance where participants dance in their socks, popular esp. in the 1950s among high school students * * * … Universalium
sock hop — n. Informal an informal dance where participants dance in their socks, popular esp. in the 1950s among high school students … English World dictionary
sock hop — n. a dance party where everyone dances in stocking feet. (From the 1950s.) □ My mother told us about a sock hop she went to. It doesn’t sound like fun at all. □ Sock hops were popular in schools that had new and expensive floors in their… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
sock hop — n. dated a dance for young teenagers at which they may dance in stocking feet … Useful english dictionary
Hop — or hops may refer to:* Hop, a kind of small jump, especially using only one leg * Hop (plant), a genus of climbing flowering plants * Hops, the female flower clusters of one species of hop, used primarily as a flavouring and stability agent in… … Wikipedia
sock — {{11}}sock (n.) O.E. socc light slipper, a West Germanic borrowing from L. soccus light low heeled shoe, variant of Gk. sykchos a kind of shoe, perhaps from Phrygian or another Asiatic language. To knock the socks off (someone) beat thoroughly is … Etymology dictionary
Sock 'n' Buskin Theatre Company — Sock ‘N’ Buskin (abbreviated to S ‘n’ B) is a student run, community based theatre company, located at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. HistorySock ‘N’ Buskin was formed in 1943, one year after the formation of Carleton University itself. The … Wikipedia
Sock It 2 Me — Infobox Single | Name = Sock It 2 Me| Artist = Missy Elliott featuring Da Brat B side = Pass Da Blunt Release The Tension from Album = Supa Dupa Fly Released = October 21, 1997 Recorded = 1997 Format = CD Single Genre = Hip hop/R B Length = 4:21… … Wikipedia
