Thong Definition

thông, thŏng
thongs
noun
thongs
A narrow strip of leather, etc. used as a lace, strap, etc.
Webster's New World
A whiplash, as of plaited strips of hide.
Webster's New World

Flip-flop.

Webster's New World
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.
American Heritage
A kind of bikini swimsuit bottom having only a narrow strip of fabric that goes between the legs and attaches in back to a waistband, so as to show the buttocks.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Thong

Noun

Singular:
thong
Plural:
thongs

Origin of Thong

  • 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").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English thwong

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Thong Sentence Examples

  • A length of leather thong will be threaded through here.

  • Many groups that tout morals first and foremost, such as churches, private schools, and strictly professional places of business will more than likely be against the low rise thong, or any form of revealing underwear at all for that matter.

  • The lines were frequently made by pressing a twisted thong of skin against the moist clay; the patterns in all cases being stamped into the pot before it was hardened by fire.

  • Thongs and g-Strings are exactly what they say - a pouch in front with a thong waistband which may or may not feature a piece of material in the back.

  • Very pretty black and pink basque with matching thong.

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