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thong
UK /θɒŋ/ US /θɔŋ/
noun 4name 1
Collocations
2ADJ.
bright, red
She wore a bright thong bikini to the beach last summer.
THONG + NOUN
beach
She wore a thong bikini to the beach despite the cold water.
Definitions
noun
1
A narrow strip of material, typically leather, used to fasten, bind, or secure objects.
2
An item of footwear, usually of rubber, secured by two straps which join to pass between the big toe and its neighbour.
Because of August he wears shorts and sandals, the Japanese geta sort called thongs.
T-shirts, cut-offs, and a pair of thongs (T-shirts, cut-offs, and a pair of thongs).
3
An item of clothing, usually an undergarment or swimwear consisting of very narrow strips designed to cover just the genitals and nothing more.
She was impressed by her friend's confidence to wear a thong on the crowded beach.
"Another girl bends over to get her books from her locker. Her hot pink thong sticks out of her low-rise pants."
4
The largest section of a bullwhip constructed of many straps of braided leather.
name
1
A surname.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Because of August he wears shorts and sandals, the Japanese geta sort called thongs.
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T-shirts, cut-offs, and a pair of thongs (T-shirts, cut-offs, and a pair of thongs).
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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.
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He decided to wear a bright red thong to the beach.
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Tell your sister her thong is showing.
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