ニーハイソックス

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English knee-high socks.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーハイソ [nìíháísóꜜkkùsù] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟iːha̠iso̞k̚kɯ̟̊sɨ]

Noun

ニーハイソックス • (nī hai sokkusu

  1. knee socks, knee highs (socks that reach the knee)
    Synonyms: ニーソックス (nī sokkusu), ハイソックス (hai sokkusu)
    • 2024 May 16, “Gojūroku-sai Hashimoto Shiho, zattai ryōiki nozoku ‘nīhai × minisuka’ de dai janpu! [56 year old Hashimoto Shiho takes a leap, exposes thighs in ‘knee highs & mini’]”, in Oricon News[1], archived from the original on 16 May 2024:
      橋本(はしもと)は、ゴルフ(じょ)での写真(しゃしん)をアップ。(とり)のワンポイントがかわいいポロシャツにミニスカートを()わせたウエアを()こなし、ニーハイソックスとの(あいだ)からは大胆(だいたん)(ふと)ももをのぞかせている。
      Hashimoto wa, gorufu-jo de no shashin o appu. Tori no wanpointo ga kawaī poroshatsu ni minisukāto o awaseta uea o kikonashi, nī hai sokkusu to no aida kara wa daitan ni futomomo o nozokaseteiru.
      Hashimoto uploaded a picture of herself from the golf course. She is wearing a polo shirt embroidered with a cute bird and a miniskirt, with her thighs peeking out cheekily above her knee high socks.