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

Her dress, with banded sheer sleeves and an embroidered bodice, recalls Adjani in “Queen Margot,” but the thigh-high slit makes it distinctly Paz.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025

He fired a first-pitch slider that sat thigh-high and in the middle of the plate.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 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

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