highwaters
Ankle-baring trousers
Highwaters are pants that are too short, exposing the ankles and sometimes the lower calves—as if the wearer were prepared for wading through a flood.
The term is mildly mocking: Nice highwaters—expecting rain?
The style has cycled between fashion faux pas and intentional trend.
Also spelled high-waters or high waters.
Scornful ridicule or travesty
- tauntsMocking, provoking remarks
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- snickersSuppressed mocking laughs
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
jeering · jibes · ridicule · schoolyard · embarrassment · ill-fitting · outgrown · nerdy
Bifurcated lower-body garment
- ankle-lengthExtending to the foot
- croppedCut to fit
- caprisCropped casual trousers
- culottesBifurcated knee-length garment
gauchos · pedal-pushers · hemline · cuffs · tailored · slacks · chinos · legwear
Quality from past eras
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- throwbackReturn to ancestral type
- old-schoolAdhering to past methods
- fiftiesDecade or age range
sixties · seventies · revival · preppy · mod · rockabilly · classic · heritage
mockery
Scornful ridicule or travesty
teasing · jeering · jibes · ridicule · schoolyard · embarrassment · ill-fitting · outgrown · nerdy · unfashionable
trousers
Bifurcated lower-body garment
- ankle-lengthExtending to the foot
- croppedCut to fit
- caprisCropped casual trousers
culottes · gauchos · pedal-pushers · hemline · cuffs · tailored · slacks · chinos · legwear · garment
vintage
Quality from past eras
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- throwbackReturn to ancestral type
- old-schoolAdhering to past methods
fifties · sixties · seventies · revival · preppy · mod · rockabilly · classic · heritage · timeless
deluge
Severe overflow of water
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- surgeSudden powerful increase
torrent · crest · floodwaters · watershed · monsoon · downpour · submerge · engulf · swamped · waterlogged
sea-level
Ocean surface benchmark
- coastalOf the shoreline
- shorelineLand-water boundary
- intertidalZone between high and low watermarks
flood-tide · watermark · tideline · estuary · harbor · maritime · nautical