[Sophia M.]

Would the Grandkids Know This One? 07.12.2025​

Hey, GrayViners!

We’re back with another round of old-school slang and fresh fun in our game: “Would the Grandkids Know This One?”

Today’s blast from the past: “Sock hop”

Did this phrase ever cruise through your conversations back in the day? Drop a comment if you’ve used this phrase, heard it in a surprising place, or want to hazard a guess. Bonus points if there’s a memory (funny, nostalgic, or otherwise) with it!

Can’t wait to read your stories and see who nails it!

— Sophia

 

[families2008]

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Sok hop was what the school dances were called at one time.

 

[Marilea]

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A HIGH SCHOOL DANCE PARTY!

 

[jerry]

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Back in the 50s, if you went to a dance where the floors were wooden, you removed your shoes and danced in your Bobby Sox, thus the phrase "Bobby socks" and we called the dances sock hops.

 

[jerry]

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Back in the 50s, if you went to a dance where the floors were wooden, you removed your shoes and danced in your Bobby Sox, thus the phrase "Bobby socks"

Actually sock hop

 

[Patk3927]

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That's what dance parties at the school gym were called in the 1950s. I seals thought the docks were required since "in those days" the gym floors finish required more maintenance than now. I know we were not allowed on the gym floor in 'street shoes'. And sneakers were not in the wardrobe of us poorer kids.

 

[tkelly58]

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dance

 

[Nonna59]

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Dance

 

[Kay cee]

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Dancing in gym without shoes so floor isn’t damaged

 

[1946octb]

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Dance

 

[1946octb]

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A teenage dance party

 

[NIBOR0]

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Dance

 

[tennis]

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I know what a Sock Hop is, I attended many and had a dancing ball.

 

[CSChapman]

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So named because most school dances were in the gym. Kids were required to remove shoes to protect the hardwood floors.

 

[LucyB]

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A dance for teens

 

[Wiseoldone]

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A dance where you do not dance in shoes only socks

 

[mmarple]

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High school dance

 

[Bell]

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A dance

 

[Arkie98]

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Dance. Floors were wood so shoes came off, and we did a sock hop.

 

[lindadominguez]

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When I was a kid, we had sock hops - school dances - once a month. Fun times.