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Pronunciation / Transliteration: string
"Elle porte un string sous son jean."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A style of underwear or swimwear with a very narrow strip of fabric at the back that passes between the buttocks.
"She wore a black thong beneath her summer dress." - 2
A narrow strip of leather or hide used as a fastening or for whipping.
"He secured the bundle with a sturdy leather thong."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'þwang', meaning a narrow strip of leather or leather thong, with historical roots tracing back to Proto-Germanic. Over centuries, the meaning broadened from a simple leather strap used for fastening or whipping to various narrow strips of material, eventually coming to describe a minimal style of underwear and swimwear.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Thong" is said worldwide
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string
Transliteration: string
"Elle porte un string sous son jean."
Tanga
Transliteration: Tanga
"Sie trägt einen Tanga am Strand."
tanga
Transliteration: tanga
"Ha comprato un nuovo tanga nero."
tanga
Transliteration: tanga
"Prefiere usar tanga para que no se note la ropa interior."
tanga
Transliteration: tanga
"Ela comprou uma tanga nova para ir à praia."
थोंग
Transliteration: thong
"उसने एक थोंग पहना।"
丁字裤
Transliteration: dīngzìkù
"她穿了一条黑色丁字裤。"
T팬티
Transliteration: ti-paenti
"그녀는 T팬티를 입었습니다."
Tバック
Transliteration: ti-bakku
"彼女はTバックの水着を着ています。"
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