Similarly, the Heinemann English Dictionary describes "thong" as a very skimpy style of undergarment or swimsuit, similar to a G-string. Conversely, Knickers: a Brief History says: "Minor tweaks to the cut earned these skimpy panties different titles-from the thong, which has a one-inch strip of fabric down the back, to a G-string, which, as the name equivalent of Spanish suggests (hilo dental), is more like a string of fabric akin between the teeth." Īlternatively, some sources have attributed thongs to be a derivation of the G-string, as claimed by Striptease: the Untold History of the Girlie Show. This is a definition reflected in the Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion, which considers the G-string or thong to be a panty with half- to one-inch strip of fabric at the back that goes between the buttocks", using the terms interchangeably. Konigsburg.Ĭolloquially, thongs and G-strings are often used interchangeably to describe skimpy underwear with minimal back coverage, although the main difference is usually attributed to the width of the strap in the rear. The term "T-back" is sometimes used in English, as in the novel T-Backs, T-Shirts, COAT, and Suit by E. In Chinese, the thong is commonly called dingziku (丁字褲/丁字裤) which literally means 丁 character pants (or roughly, T-letter pants). (The word's origin is probably connected to the English term "topless" but in reference to cola, a colloquial word meaning "butt" in South American Spanish.) In some other languages the "T"-like shape of the back is emphasised. Some names for the thong make reference to the bareness of the buttocks, such as the Spanish word colaless. A Puerto Rican Spanish slang term, used by Reggaeton artists, is gistro. Similarly, in Iran, it is called "Shortbandi" ( شورت بندی) in which "short" (from English: shorts) means "briefs" and "bandi" means "with a string". In Israel the thong, mostly the G-string, is called Khutini ( חוטיני), from the word Khut, which means String. In Lithuanian it is "siaurikės" ("narrows"), in Italian "perizoma" or "tanga", in Turkish "ipli külot" ("stringed underpants"), and in Bulgarian as "prashka" ( прашка), which means a slingshot. A frequent metaphor, especially in Brazil, is dental floss in Brazil a thong is called fio dental (Portuguese for dental floss) in English, the term "Butt floss" is sometimes used. Another common name is tanga (or sometimes string tanga), especially in the German Tanga. Many languages borrow the English word string to refer to this type of underwear, usually without the G. The origin of the word thong in the English language is from Old English þwong, a flexible leather cord. There are tanga briefs both for men and for women. Thongs come in a variety of styles depending on the thickness, material or type of the rear portion of fabric and are used by both men and women throughout most of the world.Ī tanga is a pair of briefs consisting of small panels connected by strings at the sides.
The two terms G-string and thong are often used interchangeably however, they can refer to distinct pieces of clothing. One type of thong is the G-string, the back of which consists only of a (typically elasticized) string. It is also used as a descriptive term in other types of garment, such as a bodysuit, bodystocking, leotard or one-piece swimsuit, with the meaning "thong-backed". The back of the garment typically consists of a thin waistband and a thin strip of material, designed to be worn between the buttocks, that connects the middle of the waistband with the bottom front of the garment. Thongs are almost always designed to cover the genitals, anus and perineum and leave part or most of the buttocks uncovered. Viewed from the front, the thong typically resembles a bikini bottom, but at the back the material is reduced to a minimum.
It may also be worn for traditional ceremonies or competitions. The thong is a garment generally used as either underwear or in some countries, as a swimsuit. A group of young women wearing thong bikinis
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