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G-string

G-string

11 7.0
A very narrow strip of cloth worn between the legs as underwear
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒiːˌstrɪŋ/
  • NSFW
translation icon : tanga
  • The bars displayed pictures of women in G-strings and pasties who were presumably disrobing inside.
  • pasties and a G-string

I mean, look, they put it in your G string, but it's it's blessed.

Examples

  • I see the dancer in the G-string riding that pole.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • I'm running around in a G-string for a living.

  • In America, we call this thing a G-string.

  • All they wear is G-strings.

  • I think that mark could be due to G-string chafing.

  • I only wear G strings because they're just like no fuss.

  • That's kind of a big G-string you're wearing there.

  • When the Ugly Stripper dances in front of them, one of them puts a dollar in her G-string.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The billboard on the sidewalk in front of the club featured a photograph of Luisa/Nookie wearing only a G-string.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • The performer wore a sparkling G-string while dancing on stage.

Synonyms

underwear
vsG-string
507 1.0

Clothes that you wear next to your skin under other clothes

is a very small, minimal style often meant for intimate coverage or performance
thong
vsG-string
  • NSFW
66 6.5

A very small piece of underwear with a thin strip that goes between the buttocks

focuses on covering the pubic area and is often used by performers
undergarb
vsG-string
5.9

Clothes worn next to your body, like underwear

is a single tiny strip garment, not a general beneath clothes category

How Revealing

G-string
  • NSFW
11 7.0
thong
  • NSFW
66 6.5
panty
  • US
28 2.6
briefs
1.5
boxers
5 1.0

Surface Forms

G-string singular
G-strings plural

Morphology

G-string = G + string (semi-transparent) = G + string

The element 'string' clearly conveys a narrow strip of material, but the letter 'G' is a conventional label (shape/designation) whose contribution to meaning is not transparent to learners.

Etymology

G-string mixes G and string: string means 'thin cord', and one popular way to remember G is 'groin'. So a G-string is a very small piece of underwear held by a thin cord that covers the groin.