plural thongs
1
: a strip especially of leather or hide
2
: a sandal held on the foot by a thong fitting between the toes and connected to a strap across the top or around the sides of the foot
3
: an article of swimwear or underwear with the back portion consisting of a narrow strip of cloth that passes between the buttocks and connects with a waistband
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This set of five mid-rise thongs is designed for yoga and everyday wear, with chafe-resistant flat seams and a stretchy waistband that won’t dig into skin.
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025
What dessert really needs is to be put in a tin, covered with foil, tied with the littlest string outside of Cardi B’s thong, and then placed in the oven in a pan that is half submerged in water?
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Kim Kardashian knows how to turn heads, but the reaction to her shapewear brand Skims unveiling of thongs with fake pubic hair amazed even her.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Sometimes Jocko mowed the lawns in a green thong, showing off a small dream-catcher tattoo on his shoulder.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025
What dessert really needs is to be put in a tin, covered with foil, tied with the littlest string outside of Cardi B’s thong, and then placed in the oven in a pan that is half submerged in water?
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Kim Kardashian knows how to turn heads, but the reaction to her shapewear brand Skims unveiling of thongs with fake pubic hair amazed even her.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Sometimes Jocko mowed the lawns in a green thong, showing off a small dream-catcher tattoo on his shoulder.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Thong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thong. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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thong
noun1
: a strip of leather used especially for fastening something
2
: a sandal held on the foot by a thong fitting between the toes and connected to a strap across the top or around the sides of the foot
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