thigh-high
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Up to the thigh.
Example Sentences
- "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."
Usage
- American usage