ハイソックス
Appearance
Japanese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (shortening) ハイソ (haiso)
Etymology
[edit]Analyzed as wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from high + socks,[1] as a borrowing from the English phrase high socks,[2] or as an abbreviation of English knee-high socks.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ハイソックス • (hai sokkusu)
- knee socks, knee highs (a sock that reaches almost up to the knee)
Usage notes
[edit]There is some overlap in meaning between the terms ハイソックス (hai sokkusu) and ニーソックス (nī sokkusu). Generally speaking, the difference is that ハイソックス are often not as long as ニーソックス.