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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 English phrase high socks,[2] or as a shortening of English knee-high socks.
Pronunciation
Noun
ハイソ • (haiso)
- Short for ハイソックス (hai sokkusu, “high socks”).
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