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

In the fourth inning of the Dodgers’ series finale against the Nationals, Pages took three consecutive thigh-high, center-cut sinkers from right-hander Jake Irvin, kicking himself after going down looking with Ohtani looming on deck.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 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

Just past the neat vineyards and country houses with their blue shutters and tile roofs, goats munch their way through a field of thigh-high plants more typical to Sudan and India than Southern France.

From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2023

The grasses in the new paddock were thigh-high and lush, and the cattle plainly couldn’t wait to get at them.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan