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thong

thong

66 6.5
A very small piece of underwear with a thin strip that goes between the buttocks
  • noun
  • /θɔŋ/
  • NSFW
translation icon : tanga
  • She's a shadow in the moonlight except for the white silk of her thong.
  • wear a thong

Well, we haven't worn A thong, not yet.

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Examples

  • I'd like to offer them a selection of thongs from Skims.

  • We took a photo of me in a Victoria's Secret thong bikini and a push up bra top.

  • Have you ever had a thong that is too short?

  • Can I get my thong back?

  • I loved your thong, by the way.

  • When she walked away, I saw that she was wearing a thong.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • I'm wearing a thong and some other underwear.

  • I'm wearing a lacy, pink thong.

  • Among them, Iris appeared to float, butterfly-like, in a perfectly fitted turquoise thong.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • I'm wearing a lacy, pink thong that feels comfortable under my dress.

Synonyms

G-string
vsthong
  • NSFW
11 7.0

A very narrow strip of cloth worn between the legs as underwear

is the everyday minimal underwear or swimwear rather than a performance item
butt floss
vsthong
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A very small swimsuit or underwear with a thin strip of cloth between the buttocks

is the neutral standard term for the same minimal garment
tanga
vsthong
  • NSFW
9.3

Minimal underwear or swimwear with a thin back that shows most of the bottom

is minimal too but is less focused on showing a large buttock area

How Revealing

bikini
125 1.0
G-string
  • NSFW
11 7.0
thong
  • NSFW
66 6.5
briefs
1.5

Surface Forms

thong singular
thongs plural

Etymology

The word thong originally meant a thin leather strap (Old English thwong 'a strip of leather'), so a modern thong underwear keeps that same idea: it is just a very narrow strip of fabric. That's why the name fits this minimal style of underwear.