ハイソ
Japanese
Etymology
Shortening of ハイソックス (hai sokkusu), itself analyzed as wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from high + socks,[1] as a borrowing from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English phrase high socks,[2] or as a shortening of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English knee-high socks.
Pronunciation
Noun
- Short for ハイソックス (hai sokkusu, “[knee-]high socks”).