What does thigh-high mean?
Thigh-high means (chiefly US) A hold-up stocking..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(chiefly US) A hold-up stocking..
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.
Ashley: If you expect to get me in a tinfoil miniskirt and thigh-high boots, I want dinner first.
Shops' shelves were emptied on Friday as people began stockpiling food, with some unable to leave their homes due to the thigh-high snow.
Use thigh-high when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Thigh-high means (chiefly US) A hold-up stocking..
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My bureau drawers were knotted with nylon stockings and "thigh hi's," my closet was cluttered with little pointed shoes.
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