thong
noun/θɒŋ/
/θɔːŋ/
- a narrow piece of leather that is used to fasten something or as a whip
- a pair of women’s knickers or men’s underpants that has only a very narrow piece of cloth, like a string, at the backTopics Clothes and Fashionc2
- (North American English, Australian English, New Zealand English) (also flip-flop British and North American English)a type of sandal (= open shoe), typically made of plastic or rubber, that has a piece that goes between the big toe and the toe next to it
Word OriginOld English thwang, thwong, of Germanic origin; related to German Zwang ‘compulsion’.
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