thong
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English thong, thwong, thwang, from Old English þwong, þwang, þweng, þwæng (“thong, band, strap, cord, strip of leather; phylactery”), from Proto-Germanic *þwangiz, *þwanguz (“coercion, constraint, band, clamp, strap”), from Proto-Indo-European *twenk- (“to squeeze, press, pressure”). Cognate with Scots thwang, thwayng, thang (“thong”), Middle Low German dwenge (“clamp, jaws, steel-trap”), German Zwinge (“vise, clamp”), Norwegian dialectal tveng (“shoestrap, shoelace”), Icelandic þvengur (“strap, thong, latchet”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
thong (plural thongs)
- A strip of leather.
- (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.
- 2006, Peter Murray, David Poole, Grant Jones, Contemporary Issues in Management and Organisational Behaviour, Thomson, page 108,
- Players turned up for questioning wearing thongs, shorts and T-shirts.
- 2008, Steve Parish, Eccentric Australia, page 104,
- Thongs are the favoured footwear for many Aussies, especially near the beaches, but most people in the Outback find that they can′t put a foot wrong with a tough, nicely worn-in pair or workboots.
- 2009, Charles Rawlings-Way, Sydney, Lonely Planet, page 126,
- You shouldn′t face condescension if you rock into a boutique in your thongs and a singlet, but neither will you be treated like a princess just because you′ve splashed $5000 on daddy′s credit card.
- 2006, Peter Murray, David Poole, Grant Jones, Contemporary Issues in Management and Organisational Behaviour, Thomson, page 108,
- (UK, US, New Zealand) An undergarment or swimwear consisting of very narrow strips designed to cover just the genitals and nothing more.
- No! I won't buy you a thong. You're too young for that.
Synonyms [edit]
- (an item of footwear): flip-flop, jandal (New Zealand)
- (a undergarment or swimwear): G-string, butt floss
Translations [edit]
leather strip
footwear
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G-string — see G-string
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