Garment worn as underwear or as part of a swimsuit
This article is about the garment worn as underwear or swimwear. For the footwear, see Flip-flops. For other uses, see Thong (disambiguation).
A woman in a thong bikini
A man in a black thong swimsuit
The thong is a garment generally used as either underwear or in some countries, as a swimsuit. It may also be worn for traditional ceremonies or competitions.
Viewed from the front, the thong typically resembles a bikini bottom, but at the back the material is reduced to a minimum. Thongs are almost always designed to cover the genitals, anus, and perineum and leave part or most of the buttocks uncovered. 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.[1] 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".
One type of thong is the G-string, the back of which consists only of a (typically elasticized) string.[2] The two terms G-string and thong are often used interchangeably; however, they can refer to distinct pieces of clothing. 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.
A tanga is a pair of briefs consisting of small panels connected by strings at the sides. There are tanga briefs both for men and for women. The style and the word come from Brazil.[3]
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^Hydinger, Liss "Listen up, guys, here's a lingerie lingo lesson", Daily News of Los Angeles, 6 February 1992
^"Tanga (noun)". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
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