thong
/θɔɳ/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A narrow strip of leather or other material: A thin, flexible piece of leather, often used for fastening, lashing, or as a component of an object like a whip.
- A type of minimal underwear or swimwear: A garment, typically for women, consisting of a narrow strip of fabric that covers the pubic area, passes between the buttocks, and is attached to a waistband.
- A type of sandal: A backless sandal or flip-flop that is secured to the foot by a thin strap, often passing between the big toe and the second toe.
Usage
- As a strip of material:
- He used a leather thong to tie the bundle of sticks together.
- The whip was made with a long, braided thong.
- As underwear/swimwear:
- The bikini bottom was a thong.
- She prefers thongs under tight-fitting clothes to avoid visible panty lines.
- As footwear:
- In summer, she often wears simple rubber thongs to the beach.
Advanced Usage
- "Thong underwear": Often specified to distinguish the garment from other meanings.
- Thong underwear is popular for its discreetness under clothing.
Variants and Related Words
- G-string: A similar type of minimal underwear, often considered even more minimal than a thong, sometimes used interchangeably but not exactly the same.
- Flip-flop: A type of casual sandal, which may be held on by a thong strap.
Synonyms
- Strip (for the material sense): A long, narrow piece.
- G-string (for the garment sense): A very narrow type of underwear.
- Sandal (for the footwear sense): Open shoe secured by straps.
Phrasal Verbs
(This word is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions.)
Related Idioms
(There are no common idioms centered on the word "thong".)
Noun
- a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe
- minimal clothing worn by stripteasers; a narrow strip of fabric that covers the pubic area, passes between the thighs, and is supported by a waistband
- a thin strip of leather; often used to lash things together
- underpants resembling a G-string; worn by women especially under very tight pants
- she wore thongs in her quest for the callipygian ideal
- leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip