high waters

high waters

noun (used with a plural verb) Slang.
trousers short enough to expose the ankles, especially as worn by growing children whom they earlier fit.
Also called flooders.


Origin:
1855–60, Americanism

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high water

noun
1.
water at its greatest elevation, as in a river.

Origin:
1545–55
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