no-show sock

Definitions

A sock that extends no further than the ankle.

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“Even if you prefer⟳ a no-show sock for running or other activities, Downes says it’s important to get⟳ something with more height for tennis to prevent⟳ blisters, because you’ll be pivoting around a lot in your shoes.”

“The conversation has been circulating since at least October, when the podcaster Phoebe Parsons argued in a widely viewed TikTok video that ankle-height socks were a telltale sign⟳ of age. (“I’m a millennial,” she says in the video, holding up her foot, clad in a no-show sock.)”

“While no-show socks served as Gen Y’s counterculture from their parents and grandparents, it was likely also influenced by athletic wear⟳.”

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