Someone help me please

[Bretrick]

Can someone explain the term, "He wore his pants, High Water"
I will guess it may mean, To have your pants pulled up as far as possible
Reason for the High Water reference? If one was to wade through water, your pant bottoms would not get wet?

 

[Jules]

It might be an Australian expression. I’ve never heard it.

 

[CallMeKate]

"High water pants" here where I am always meant that they were too short... like above the ankles.

 

[Bella]

Brett, "high water pants", or "flood pants" are shorter than a regular pair pants. They fall above the ankle.

 

[Bretrick]

Brett, "high water pants", or "flood pants" are shorter than a regular pair pants. They fall above the ankle.

Thank you. That makes sense.

 

[oldaunt]

It might be an Australian expression. I’ve never heard it.

Not really. I remember my Gran saying it.

 

[bingo]

heard it many times...mountain folk in Appalachia

 

[Purwell]

Called "half mast" in the UK.
At one time were thought to be sign of being gay.

 

[officerripley]

Growing up in Calif. I heard it all the time, also "high pockets."

 

[againstthegrain]

 

[Bretrick]

It might be an Australian expression. I’ve never heard it.

Not an Aussie expression.

 

[oldaunt]

"Did I do that?"

 

[papa tiger]

It has something to do with showing off his stuff!
You know, "I'm proud, I'm good to go, choose me to like, that sort of thing!"
With the ladies its notice me, I got some good stuff to pay attention to!

 

[birdy]

High waters - your pant legs are too short.

 

[caramel]

It literally means pants too short as everyone has said, but it has the connotation of the person wearing them to be a nerd or out of touch or old-fashioned.

 

[Manatee]

In the Navy clothes came in 2 sizes, too big and too small.

High waters were pants that were too short.

 

[birdy]

Women wear cropped pants...hope no one mistakes them for high waters.

 

[dilettante]

Women wear cropped pants...hope no one mistakes them for high waters.

That would be one unfortunate basement leak. Some of those can be pretty short.