thigh-high adjective 1adverb 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •That is at thigh level; that reaches up to thigh level.Ashley: If you expect to get me in a tinfoil miniskirt and thigh-high boots, I want dinner first. — 2008 adverb1 •Up to the thigh. noun1 •(US) A hold-up stocking.My bureau drawers were knotted with nylon stockings and "thigh hi's," my closet was cluttered with little pointed shoes. — 1987 formsthigh-highs