thong

About 0.51 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A narrow strip of material, typically leather, used to fasten, bind, or secure objects.
2. noun An item of footwear, usually of rubber, secured by two straps which join to pass between the big toe and its neighbour.
3. noun 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.

4. noun The largest section of a bullwhip constructed of many straps of braided leather.

Similar words

lash underwear strap string rawhide whiplash strip strings chong yh

Often followed by

of and to around that or was is from

Word family

thonged thongs