Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "bobbysocks" tana nufin nau'in safa da ke sama da ƙafar ƙafa kuma yawancin 'yan mata ko 'yan mata suna sawa. Kalmar ta zama sananne a cikin 1940s, kuma sau da yawa ana amfani da safa da takalman sirdi ko wasu nau'in takalma na yau da kullum. Kalmar "bobbysocks" kuma a wasu lokuta ana amfani da ita sosai don komawa ga yanayin salon salo da ka'idojin al'adu masu alaƙa da wancan zamanin.