thigh-high

American  

[thahy-hahy] / ˈθaɪˌhaɪ /

adjective

1. extending as high as the thighs.

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noun

1. a garment for the lower body, as a stocking or boot, that reaches the thigh.

Etymology

Origin of thigh-high

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

Bones stayed true to her witchy boho aesthetic for her final perfomance outfit, donning a floaty black gown paired with black leather thigh-high boots and gloves.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

Hollywood Hailey, with her long blond hair, rocked a tennis dress, thigh-high socks and baseball cap.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

Exaggeratedly floaty dresses were sometimes chicly tucked into giant sheeny thigh-high leather pirate boots adding unexpected styling contrasts.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 29, 2024

In Doksuri's wake in coastal Fujian, social media posts showed emergency workers clearing fallen trees and landslides, and people wading in thigh-high flood waters.

From Reuters • Jul. 29, 2023

Whereas Jinny remembered both Ess and Sam as timid and watchful on their first morning, Loo was the opposite—all sound and movement, like a thigh-high thunderstorm.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder