ハイソ

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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

  1. Short for ハイソックス (hai sokkusu, high socks).

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN