thigh-high

thigh-high
1. adverb
Up to the thigh
That is at thigh level; that reaches up or down to thigh level.

Shops shelves were emptied on Friday as people began stockpiling food, with some unable to leave their homes due to the thigh-high snow.

3. noun
A hold-up stocking.

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.


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