ニーハイソックス

Japanese

ニーハイソックス: a woman (foreground) wearing knee-high socks

Etymology

Borrowed from English knee-high socks.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟iːha̠iso̞k̚kɯ̟sɨ]

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 2024-05-16:

     橋本(はしもと)は、ゴルフ場(じょ)での写真(しゃしん)をアップ。鳥(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合(あ)わせたウエアを着(き)こなし、ニーハイソックスとの間(あいだ)からは大胆(だいたん)に太(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.