Meaning of thigh-high | Babel Free

Definitions

A hold-up stocking.

US

Examples

“My bureau drawers were knotted with nylon stockings and "thigh hi's," my closet was cluttered with little pointed shoes.”

“Every once in a while a girl has to stop brooding over gender injustice, start thinking about sexual revenge, and slip into her thigh-highs and stiletto heels to lure a few dopes to destruction.”

“The resulting outfit: a cape, a breath-stealing corset, and a sheer black skirt atop a black vinyl thong and fishnet thigh-highs.”

“One of them wore a microskirt, and he could see the tops of black or navy thigh-highs as he stopped to pick them up.”

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