thong
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4.4
- noun
- /θɔŋ/
- Australian
:
chancla
- I had bought rubber flip-flop thong sandals at the Island Food Store.
- thong sandals
- rubber thongs
- beach thongs
And I'm there in shorts and AT shirt and your thong sandals and the sandals.
- And I'm there in shorts and AT shirt and your thong sandals and the sandals.
- Also, Australian people, Australian people, people call flip flops thongs.
Examples
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Stephen kicked off his thong sandals and stepped quietly into the pool.
Fiction book (2000) -
Joggers plod along the cracked paths, weaving past elderly couples who walk side by side, their thong sandals slapping at calloused heels.
Academic text (2011) -
So a jandal and a thong is the same thing.
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After that, she had worn plastic beach thongs, the cheapest kind at the market.
Fiction book (2001) -
We cross the street and enter Uchumi, the grocery store, where we head for the bin of rubber thongs.
Academic text (1995) -
The others with shoes were taking them off, slipping their feet from plastic beach thongs, and unlacing boots in clumsy, hurried movements.
Fiction book (2001) -
She bought a new pair of thong sandals for her beach vacation.
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In summer, many people prefer to wear thong sandals for comfort and breathability.
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He slipped into his thong sandals before heading out to the backyard barbecue.
Synonyms
94
1.0
A light shoe where straps hold the sole to the foot
26
2.5
An open sandal held on the foot by a strap between the big toe and the second toe
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word thong comes from an old word thwong meaning 'a strip of leather', and people long ago used such strips as the straps of sandals. That's why a thong can mean a backless sandal held to the foot by a thin strap between the toes.