chopstick legs

English

Noun

chopstick legs pl (plural only)

  1. Long, thin legs.
    • 1976, Esther Elias, Profile of Glindy: A Welsh Corgi, Boston: Christopher Publishing House, page 96:
      For if ever a little fellow tried to overcome his handicapped back and chopstick-legs, for three long weeks, the "Little Boy of Brongest" certainly did.
    • 2005, Carolyn Marsden, Moon Runner, Camnridge, Mass.: Candlewick Press, page 21:
      "Don't worry - you'll do fine. You've got those long, chopstick legs, he said to Mina.
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