Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A narrow strip, as of leather, used for binding or lashing.
- noun A whip of plaited leather or cord.
- noun A sandal held on the foot by a strip that fits between the first and second toes and is connected to a strap usually passing over the top or around the sides of the foot.
- noun A garment for the lower body that exposes the buttocks, consisting of a narrow strip of fabric that passes between the thighs supported by a waistband.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A long narrow strip of leather; a narrow strap, used as a fastening, a halter, reins, the lash of a whip, the latchet of a shoe, and in many other ways. See cut under
snow-shoe . - To provide, fit, or fasten with a thong.
- To strike with a thong, or with a similar implement, as the lash of a whip.
- To rope; stretch out into viscous threads or filaments.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A strap of leather; especially, one used for fastening anything.
- noun (Zoöl.) the bearded seal. See the Note under
Seal .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A strip of
leather . - noun usually plural, Australia, US An item of footwear, usually of rubber, secured by two straps which join to pass between the big toe and its neighbour.
- noun UK, US, New Zealand An undergarment or swimwear consisting of very narrow strips designed to cover just the genitals and nothing more.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun underpants resembling a G-string; worn by women especially under very tight pants
- noun a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe
- noun a thin strip of leather; often used to lash things together
- noun 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
- noun leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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The thong is imprinted with yellow comedy and tragedy masks and the words “The Original Mardi Gras” (because Alabamians think their celebrations preceded those in Louisiana).
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At the very least you'll know what the rally thong is all about.
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At the very least you'll know what the rally thong is all about.
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Maybe the fact that the frag-thong is standard equipment for Badoon hordes has something to do with it.
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At the very least you'll know what the rally thong is all about.
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At the very least you'll know what the rally thong is all about.
Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2010
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The thong is imprinted with yellow comedy and tragedy masks and the words “The Original Mardi Gras” (because Alabamians think their celebrations preceded those in Louisiana).
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At the very least you'll know what the rally thong is all about.
Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2010
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The thong is called a "low-rise v-string" from their "Sexy Little Thing" line (pictured left).
Woman Sues Victoria's Secret Because Of Thong Injury - The Consumerist 2008
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I wear jandals on my feet, and a thong is worn under trousers NOT on your feet!
I say pyjama… 2008
Prolagus commented on the word thong
See also fartbreaker, if you dare.
June 18, 2008
yarb commented on the word thong
Wayne thongs Jayne an amorphous wallet thing
(he is into leathercraft) and, guess what? -
they both think for five minutes each morning.
- Peter Reading, It's a Small World, from Fiction, 1979
June 26, 2008
reesetee commented on the word thong
Heyyy...I like this word as a verb! (As a noun, I could do without it.)
June 26, 2008
jennarenn commented on the word thong
It *is* fun to say, as evidenced by the infamous "Thong Song".
June 26, 2008
reesetee commented on the word thong
*hiding from the inevitable earworm*
June 26, 2008
yarb commented on the word thong
I, too, like this as a verb.
June 26, 2008
mollusque commented on the word thong
Sandalous!
March 21, 2010