English Dictionary

sock hop

名詞

In the 1950s, informal sponsored dance at American high schools, typically held on the grounds of the high school itself in the gymnasium or cafeteria.

日本語の意味

1950年代のアメリカの高校で開催される、非公式ながら主催されるダンスパーティー。通常は高校の体育館やカフェテリアなど校内の施設で行われるイベント。

We dug out an old vinyl record and decided to recreate a sock hop in the school gym, complete with poodle skirts and jitterbug dancing.

私たちは古いビニールレコードを見つけ、プードルスカートやジターバグの踊りを揃えて、学校の体育館で1950年代のアメリカの高校で行われた非公式のダンスを再現することにしました。

意味（1）

In the 1950s, informal sponsored dance at American high schools, typically held on the grounds of the high school itself in the gymnasium or cafeteria.

I had no idea then how boys wooed girls. I guessed it was a matter of joshing and shared nothings and hours of scuffing through autumn leaves and even more hours of clenches during the slow numbers at the sock hop. - Edmund White, My Women https://archive.is/20121204150452/www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/050613fa_fact

sock hops （ plural ）