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For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Thong_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Thong (disambiguation)">Thong (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:292px;max-width:292px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:140px;max-width:140px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:207px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:A_woman_in_a_thong_bikini.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A woman in a thong bikini" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/A_woman_in_a_thong_bikini.jpg/138px-A_woman_in_a_thong_bikini.jpg" decoding="async" width="138" height="207" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/A_woman_in_a_thong_bikini.jpg/207px-A_woman_in_a_thong_bikini.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/A_woman_in_a_thong_bikini.jpg/276px-A_woman_in_a_thong_bikini.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5792" data-file-height="8688" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">A woman in a thong bikini</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:148px;max-width:148px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:207px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Black-thong-swimsuit.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A man in a black thong swimsuit" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Black-thong-swimsuit.jpg/146px-Black-thong-swimsuit.jpg" decoding="async" width="146" height="207" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Black-thong-swimsuit.jpg/219px-Black-thong-swimsuit.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Black-thong-swimsuit.jpg/292px-Black-thong-swimsuit.jpg 2x" data-file-width="451" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">A man in a black thong swimsuit</div></div></div></div></div> <p>The <b>thong</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Clothing" title="Clothing">garment</a> generally used as either <a href="/wiki/Underwear" title="Underwear">underwear</a> or in some countries, as a <a href="/wiki/Swimsuit" title="Swimsuit">swimsuit</a>. It may also be worn for traditional <a href="/wiki/Ceremony" title="Ceremony">ceremonies</a> or <a href="/wiki/Sport" title="Sport">competitions</a>. </p><p>Viewed from the front, the thong typically resembles a <a href="/wiki/Bikini" title="Bikini">bikini</a> bottom, but at the back the material is reduced to a minimum. Thongs are almost always designed to cover the <a href="/wiki/Genitals" class="mw-redirect" title="Genitals">genitals</a>, <a href="/wiki/Human_anus" title="Human anus">anus</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Perineum" title="Perineum">perineum</a> and leave part or most of the <a href="/wiki/Buttocks" title="Buttocks">buttocks</a> uncovered. The back of the garment typically consists of a thin waistband and a thin strip of material, designed to be worn between the buttocks, that connects the middle of the waistband with the bottom front of the garment.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is also used as a descriptive term in other types of garment, such as a <a href="/wiki/Bodysuit" title="Bodysuit">bodysuit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bodystocking" title="Bodystocking">bodystocking</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leotard" title="Leotard">leotard</a>, or <a href="/wiki/One-piece_swimsuit" title="One-piece swimsuit">one-piece swimsuit</a>, with the meaning "thong-backed". </p><p>One type of thong is the <a href="/wiki/G-string" title="G-string">G-string</a>, the back of which consists only of a (typically elasticized) string.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The two terms <i>G-string</i> and <i>thong</i> are often used interchangeably; however, they can refer to distinct pieces of clothing. Thongs come in a variety of styles depending on the thickness, material or type of the rear portion of fabric and are used by both men and women throughout most of the world. </p><p>A <b>tanga</b> is a pair of <a href="/wiki/Briefs" title="Briefs">briefs</a> consisting of small panels connected by strings at the sides. There are tanga briefs both for men and for women. The style and the word come from Brazil.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Nomenclature">Nomenclature</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thong&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Nomenclature"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Summer_day_in_Oka_Beach,_Canada.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Summer_day_in_Oka_Beach%2C_Canada.png/220px-Summer_day_in_Oka_Beach%2C_Canada.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Summer_day_in_Oka_Beach%2C_Canada.png/330px-Summer_day_in_Oka_Beach%2C_Canada.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Summer_day_in_Oka_Beach%2C_Canada.png/440px-Summer_day_in_Oka_Beach%2C_Canada.png 2x" data-file-width="12800" data-file-height="7197" /></a><figcaption>Woman wearing a pleated thong bottom.</figcaption></figure> <p>The origin of the word <i>thong</i> in the English language is from <a href="/wiki/Old_English" title="Old English">Old English</a> <i>þwong</i>, a flexible leather cord.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Many languages borrow the English word <i>string</i> to refer to this type of underwear, usually without the <i>G</i>. Another common name is <i>tanga</i> (or sometimes <i>string tanga</i>), especially in the German <i>Tanga</i>. A frequent metaphor, especially in Brazil, is dental floss; in Brazil a thong is called <i>fio dental</i> (Portuguese for dental floss); in English, the term "Butt floss" is sometimes used. In <a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_language" title="Lithuanian language">Lithuanian</a> it is "siaurikės" ("narrows"), in Italian "perizoma" or "tanga", in <a href="/wiki/Turkish_language" title="Turkish language">Turkish</a> "ipli külot" ("stringed underpants"), and in <a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_language" title="Bulgarian language">Bulgarian</a> as "prashka" (<span title="Bulgarian-language text"><span lang="bg">прашка</span></span>), which means a slingshot. In <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> the thong, mostly the G-string, is called <i>Khutini</i> (<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he" dir="rtl">חוטיני</span></span>), from the word Khut, which means String. Similarly, in <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a>, it is called "Shortbandi" (<span title="Persian-language text"><span lang="fa" dir="rtl">شورت بندی</span></span>) in which "short" (from English: shorts) means "briefs" and "bandi" means "with a string". A <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rican_Spanish" title="Puerto Rican Spanish">Puerto Rican Spanish</a> slang term, used by <a href="/wiki/Reggaeton" title="Reggaeton">Reggaeton</a> artists, is <i>gistro</i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Some names for the thong make reference to the bareness of the buttocks, such as the Spanish word <i>colaless</i>. (The word's origin is probably connected to the English term "topless" but in reference to <i>cola</i>, a colloquial word meaning "butt" in South American Spanish.)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In some other languages the "T"-like shape of the back is emphasised. In <a href="/wiki/Chinese_language" title="Chinese language">Chinese</a>, the thong is commonly called <i>dingziku</i> (丁字褲/丁字裤) which literally means <i>丁 character pants</i> (or roughly, <i>T-letter pants</i>). In Korean, it is called 티팬티 (<i>T panty</i>). The term "T-back" is sometimes used in English, as in the novel <i><a href="/wiki/T-Backs,_T-Shirts,_COAT,_and_Suit" title="T-Backs, T-Shirts, COAT, and Suit">T-Backs, T-Shirts, COAT, and Suit</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/E._L._Konigsburg" title="E. L. Konigsburg">E. L. Konigsburg</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Thong_vs._G-string">Thong vs. G-string</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thong&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Thong vs. G-string"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Colloquially, thongs and G-strings are often used interchangeably to describe skimpy underwear with minimal back coverage, although the main difference is usually attributed to the width of the strap in the rear.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is a definition reflected in the <i>Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion</i>, which considers the G-string or thong to be "a panty front with a half- to one-inch strip of fabric at the back that sits between the buttocks", using the terms interchangeably.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Conversely, <i>Knickers: a Brief History</i> says: "Minor tweaks to the cut earned these skimpy panties different titles—from the thong, which has a one-inch strip of fabric down the back, to a G-string, which, as the name equivalent of Spanish suggests (hilo dental), is more like a string of fabric akin between the teeth."<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Alternatively, some sources have attributed thongs to be a derivation of the G-string, as claimed by <i>Striptease: the Untold History of the Girlie Show</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Similarly, the <i>Heinemann English Dictionary</i> describes "thong" as a very skimpy style of undergarment or swimsuit, similar to a G-string.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A reverse description is used in <i>Americanisms: the Illustrated Book of Words Made in the USA</i>, which calls the G-string as a type of thong invented in 1936 and attributed to strippers, that consists of a small triangular piece of fabric connected by two elastic straps.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Woman_in_a_t-back_thong.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Woman_in_a_t-back_thong.jpg/220px-Woman_in_a_t-back_thong.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Woman_in_a_t-back_thong.jpg/330px-Woman_in_a_t-back_thong.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Woman_in_a_t-back_thong.jpg/440px-Woman_in_a_t-back_thong.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2976" data-file-height="3968" /></a><figcaption>Woman wearing a G-string</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lace_thong.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Lace_thong.jpg/220px-Lace_thong.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Lace_thong.jpg/330px-Lace_thong.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Lace_thong.jpg/440px-Lace_thong.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Woman wearing a lace thong</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thong&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The thong, like its probable predecessor the <a href="/wiki/Loincloth" title="Loincloth">loincloth</a>, is believed to be one of the earliest forms of human clothing and is also thought to have been worn mostly or exclusively by men.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is thought the thong was probably originally developed to protect, support, or hide the male genitals. The loincloth is probably the earliest form of clothing used by humankind, having originated in the warmer climates of <a href="/wiki/Sub-Saharan_Africa" title="Sub-Saharan Africa">sub-Saharan Africa</a> where clothing was first worn nearly 75,000 years ago. Many tribal peoples, such as some of the <a href="/wiki/Khoisan" title="Khoisan">Khoisan</a> people of southern Africa, wore thongs for many centuries. Much like the Japanese <a href="/wiki/Fundoshi" title="Fundoshi">fundoshi</a>, these early garments were made with the male genitalia in mind.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to some fashion historians, the first public appearance of the thong in the United States was at the <a href="/wiki/1939_New_York_World%27s_Fair" title="1939 New York World's Fair">1939 New York World's Fair</a>. This resulted from <a href="/wiki/Fiorello_LaGuardia" class="mw-redirect" title="Fiorello LaGuardia">Fiorello LaGuardia</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_New_York_City" title="Mayor of New York City">Mayor of New York City</a>, ordering the city's nude dancers to cover themselves.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jacques Heim's and Louis Réard's original <a href="/wiki/Bikini" title="Bikini">bikini</a> from 1946 (that introduced the term <i>bikini</i>) had a <a href="/wiki/Culotte" class="mw-redirect" title="Culotte">culotte</a> with a thong back. Fashion designer <a href="/wiki/Rudi_Gernreich" title="Rudi Gernreich">Rudi Gernreich</a>, who in the mid-1960s created the first <a href="/wiki/Topless_swimsuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Topless swimsuit">topless swimsuit</a>, which he called the <a href="/wiki/Monokini" title="Monokini">monokini</a>, is credited with introducing the modern thong in 1974<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> when he designed a thong bikini in response to a ban on nude sunbathing by the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_City_Council" title="Los Angeles City Council">Los Angeles City Council</a>. </p><p>Attitudes toward the wearing of g-strings vary geographically and across societies, as is usual with highly revealing clothing. Prior to its entrance into mainstream fashion, g-strings were primarily worn by exotic dancers. In the modern Western world, g-strings are more commonly marketed towards females but are worn by both sexes. During the 1980s, thongs were worn on stage by pop stars such as <a href="/wiki/Cher" title="Cher">Cher</a> and <a href="/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Madonna (entertainer)">Madonna</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-cracks_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cracks-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the 1980s, the style (for females) had made its way into most of the Western world; thong swimwear became even more popular through the 1980s due to TV shows such as <i><a href="/wiki/Baywatch" title="Baywatch">Baywatch</a></i>, in which numerous women were recorded wearing thong swimsuits. </p><p>In the 1990s, the thong gained wider popularity in the United States as underwear and as swimwear, especially with women, but also men. In the US and Europe, the wearing of thongs by men was once mainly limited to the <a href="/wiki/Dance_belt" title="Dance belt">dance belt</a>, the posing pouch for <a href="/wiki/Bodybuilders" class="mw-redirect" title="Bodybuilders">bodybuilders</a> and the realm of male <a href="/wiki/Strippers" class="mw-redirect" title="Strippers">strippers</a>. Men's thongs are now more widely available and commonly worn as day-to-day underwear or swimwear, with major retailers such as <a href="/wiki/Kmart_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kmart (United States)">Kmart</a><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and popular fashion brands such as <a href="/wiki/Calvin_Klein_(company)" class="mw-redirect" title="Calvin Klein (company)">Calvin Klein</a> selling men's thongs.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thongs are not marketed as strongly to men as they are to women; however, in Europe, thongs have been commonplace for many more years both as underwear and swimwear. </p><p>In the 2000s, some people wore thongs with low-cut hipsters and deliberately exposed them over the top of their trousers, producing an effect popularly known as a <a href="/wiki/Whale_tail" title="Whale tail">whale tail</a>. This led to many thong designs intended to be worn in this manner, which were adorned with jewels and motifs on the back. In the early-2000s, thongs made up 31% of the women's underwear market.<sup id="cite_ref-cracks_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cracks-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in the late-2000s, the exposure of a thong above one's trousers became less popular and the trend turned to the wearing of lower-riding thongs that hardly show above trousers, except when bending or twisting. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Whale_tail_of_woman_sitting_against_rail.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Whale_tail_of_woman_sitting_against_rail.jpg/220px-Whale_tail_of_woman_sitting_against_rail.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Whale_tail_of_woman_sitting_against_rail.jpg/330px-Whale_tail_of_woman_sitting_against_rail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Whale_tail_of_woman_sitting_against_rail.jpg/440px-Whale_tail_of_woman_sitting_against_rail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Woman from the year 2005 revealing a <a href="/wiki/Whale_tail" title="Whale tail">whale tail</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Market_research" title="Market research">Market research</a> in 2011 placed the number of French women who wear thongs as their preferred underwear style at 25%, down by 5% from 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 2016, sales of thongs in the UK were on the decline with <a href="/wiki/Marks_%26_Spencer" title="Marks & Spencer">Marks & Spencer</a>, a major UK lingerie retailer, reporting that they made up fewer than 10% of knickers sold.<sup id="cite_ref-cracks_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cracks-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2022, women's thong sales saw a surge compared to previous years, in part due to a revival of the 2000s trend of the exposed thong popular between <a href="/wiki/Generation_Z" title="Generation Z">Gen Z</a> wearers.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The men's thongs also saw renewed interest in part also due to the rising popularity of lingerie for men, with major producers and traditional lingerie makers introducing new products catered to men.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many reasons exist as to why people may choose to wear thong underwear or swimwear, such as prevention of <a href="/wiki/Panty_line" title="Panty line">visible panty lines</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> prevention of underwear "riding up" so one need not pull at one's underwear in public, comfort, fashion consciousness including the feeling of being more adult,<sup id="cite_ref-cracks_20-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cracks-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and minimization of tan lines.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design_and_variety">Design and variety</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thong&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Design and variety"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Bikini" title="Bikini">Bikini</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bikini_variants" title="Bikini variants">Bikini variants</a></div> <table class="wikitable right" style="float:right; background:#ffffe0;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Backs</th> <th colspan="4">Sides </th></tr> <tr> <th>Strap </th> <th>Tie-side </th> <th>Strapless </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>Low</b><br /><b>coverage</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Underwear_-_V_back,_strap_sides.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Underwear – V back"><img alt="Underwear – V back" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Underwear_-_V_back%2C_strap_sides.png/60px-Underwear_-_V_back%2C_strap_sides.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Underwear_-_V_back%2C_strap_sides.png/90px-Underwear_-_V_back%2C_strap_sides.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Underwear_-_V_back%2C_strap_sides.png/120px-Underwear_-_V_back%2C_strap_sides.png 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="84" /></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Underwear_-_triangle_back,_strap_sides.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Underwear – triangle back"><img alt="Underwear – triangle back" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Underwear_-_triangle_back%2C_strap_sides.png/60px-Underwear_-_triangle_back%2C_strap_sides.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Underwear_-_triangle_back%2C_strap_sides.png/90px-Underwear_-_triangle_back%2C_strap_sides.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Underwear_-_triangle_back%2C_strap_sides.png/120px-Underwear_-_triangle_back%2C_strap_sides.png 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="84" /></a></span><br />V-string, T-front, G-string </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Underwear_-_string_back,_tie_sides.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Underwear – string back"><img alt="Underwear – string back" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Underwear_-_string_back%2C_tie_sides.png/60px-Underwear_-_string_back%2C_tie_sides.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Underwear_-_string_back%2C_tie_sides.png/90px-Underwear_-_string_back%2C_tie_sides.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Underwear_-_string_back%2C_tie_sides.png/120px-Underwear_-_string_back%2C_tie_sides.png 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="84" /></a></span><br />T-back </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CStringIllustration.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Underwear – C back"><img alt="Underwear – C back" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/CStringIllustration.svg/60px-CStringIllustration.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/CStringIllustration.svg/90px-CStringIllustration.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/CStringIllustration.svg/120px-CStringIllustration.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="242" data-file-height="215" /></a></span><br />C-string </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>Medium</b><br /><b>coverage</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Cheeky </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>Types of thongs include the traditional thong, the G-string, and the C-string. There are a number of intermediate kinds of thongs between full rear coverage and a string rear. As designs become more risqué, there are also types intended to expose genitals as much as they conceal them. Other styles include the Cheeky, V-string, T-front and T-back. The naming of the intermediate styles of thong is debatable, different vendors use the words somewhat interchangeably. Thongs are available in a wide variety of materials, including <a href="/wiki/Silk" title="Silk">silk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Latex" title="Latex">latex</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cotton" title="Cotton">cotton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Microfiber" title="Microfiber">microfiber</a>, <a href="/wiki/Satin" title="Satin">satin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nylon" title="Nylon">nylon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spandex" title="Spandex">lycra/spandex</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Lace" title="Lace">lace</a>. There are also novelty designs for both sexes, featuring shapes to conform to the genitals or provide humorous visual effects. </p><p>The most significant difference between thongs designed for men and women is the shape of the front part of the garment. Often, but not always, thongs for men will feature a vertical seam to create shape and space for the male genitalia, and the pouch may be made of stretchy material (usually cotton-Lycra or microfiber) for an ergonomic fit. The equivalent section in women's thongs is normally flat and seamless. However, the fabric is usually thicker in the area where it covers the <a href="/wiki/Human_vulva" class="mw-redirect" title="Human vulva">vulva</a> (by incorporating a cotton <a href="/wiki/Gusset" title="Gusset">gusset</a>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="G-string">G-string</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thong&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: G-string"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/G-string" title="G-string">G-string</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tleft"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:292px;max-width:292px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:136px;max-width:136px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:124px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:G-string_(back)_photomodel_Jassi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/G-string_%28back%29_photomodel_Jassi.jpg/134px-G-string_%28back%29_photomodel_Jassi.jpg" decoding="async" width="134" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/G-string_%28back%29_photomodel_Jassi.jpg/201px-G-string_%28back%29_photomodel_Jassi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/G-string_%28back%29_photomodel_Jassi.jpg/268px-G-string_%28back%29_photomodel_Jassi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="747" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Back-view</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:152px;max-width:152px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:124px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:G-string_(front)_photomodel_Jassi_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/G-string_%28front%29_photomodel_Jassi_1.jpg/150px-G-string_%28front%29_photomodel_Jassi_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/G-string_%28front%29_photomodel_Jassi_1.jpg/225px-G-string_%28front%29_photomodel_Jassi_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/G-string_%28front%29_photomodel_Jassi_1.jpg/300px-G-string_%28front%29_photomodel_Jassi_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="665" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Front-view</div></div></div></div></div> <p>The V or G-string style consists of an elastic string (also a narrow piece of cloth, <a href="/wiki/Leather" title="Leather">leather</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Plastic" title="Plastic">plastic</a>) that connects the front/pouch and the waistband at back, worn as <a href="/wiki/Swimsuit" title="Swimsuit">swimwear</a> or underwear by women and men. Since the mid-1920s, strippers and exotic dancers in the West have been referring to the style of thongs they wore for their performances as G-strings. A g-string may be worn in preference to <a href="/wiki/Briefs" title="Briefs">briefs</a> for avoiding a visible <a href="/wiki/Panty_line" title="Panty line">panty line</a>, or to enhance <a href="/wiki/Sex-appeal" class="mw-redirect" title="Sex-appeal">sex-appeal</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Etymology">Etymology</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thong&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The origin of the term <i>G-string</i> is obscure. It may simply stand for 'Gusset' as the G-String is in effect just a gusset on a string. Since the 19th century, the term <i>geestring</i> referred to the string which held the loincloth of <a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">American Indians</a><sup id="cite_ref-p._249_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p._249-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and later referred to the narrow loincloth itself. <a href="/wiki/William_Safire" title="William Safire">William Safire</a> in his <i>Ode on a G-String</i> quoted the usage of the word <i>G-string</i> for loincloth by <i><a href="/wiki/Harper%27s_Magazine" title="Harper's Magazine">Harper's Magazine</a></i> 15 years after Beadle's and suggested that the magazine confused the word with the musical term <i>G string</i> (i.e., the <a href="/wiki/String_(music)" title="String (music)">string</a> for the G note). Safire also mentions the opinion of linguist Robert Hendrickson that "G" (or "gee") stands for <a href="/wiki/Groin" title="Groin">groin</a>, which was a <a href="/wiki/Taboo_word" class="mw-redirect" title="Taboo word">taboo word</a> at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-On_Language;_Ode_on_a_G-String_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-On_Language;_Ode_on_a_G-String-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="History_2">History</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thong&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The G-string first appeared in costumes worn by showgirls in <a href="/wiki/Earl_Carroll" title="Earl Carroll">Earl Carroll</a>'s productions during the <a href="/wiki/Jazz_Age" title="Jazz Age">Jazz Age</a>. Linguist Robert Hendrickson believes that the <i>g</i> stands for <i>groin</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Shteir2004_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shteir2004-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i>Oxford English Dictionary</i> reports that the G-string was originally a narrow strip of fabric worn by Indian women. During the Depression, a "G-string" was known as "the gadget".<sup id="cite_ref-Shteir2004_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shteir2004-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the 1930s, the "Chicago G-string" gained prominence when worn by performers like <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Hart_Ferraro" title="Margaret Hart Ferraro">Margie Hart</a>. The Chicago area was the home of some of the largest manufacturers of G-strings and it also became the center of the <a href="/wiki/Burlesque" title="Burlesque">burlesque</a> shows in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-Shteir2004_34-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shteir2004-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/Tarzan" title="Tarzan">Tarzan</a> novels of <a href="/wiki/Edgar_Rice_Burroughs" title="Edgar Rice Burroughs">Edgar Rice Burroughs</a>, Tarzan is described as wearing a G-string made of doe or leopard skin.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_variants_of_women's_thongs"><span id="Other_variants_of_women.27s_thongs"></span>Other variants of women's thongs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thong&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Other variants of women's thongs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"> <th>Variant</th> <th>Image</th> <th>Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>C-string</b></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MichelleLAmourFanDance2641.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="noborder"><img alt="noborder" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/MichelleLAmourFanDance2641.jpg/160px-MichelleLAmourFanDance2641.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/MichelleLAmourFanDance2641.jpg/240px-MichelleLAmourFanDance2641.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/MichelleLAmourFanDance2641.jpg/320px-MichelleLAmourFanDance2641.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1023" data-file-height="1280" /></a><figcaption>noborder</figcaption></figure> </td> <td>Sometimes described as an "extreme thong", the C-string consists of a small piece of fabric covering the crotch, held in place by a thin piece of curved wire between the buttocks.<sup id="cite_ref-Proudfoot_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Proudfoot-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has no side straps, instead relying on a flexible internal frame,<sup id="cite_ref-Stillwater_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stillwater-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> typically made of wire and with fabric attached to it.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The principal aim of the C-string is to avoid a <a href="/wiki/Visible_panty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Visible panty line">visible panty line</a> under clothing.<sup id="cite_ref-Proudfoot_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Proudfoot-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As <a href="/wiki/Beachwear" class="mw-redirect" title="Beachwear">beachwear</a> the design also reduces <a href="/wiki/Tan_line" title="Tan line">tan lines</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Stillwater_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stillwater-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some <a href="/wiki/Neo-burlesque" title="Neo-burlesque">neo-burlesque</a> performers wear C-strings, revealing them as part of their act.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Designs exist for both women and men.<sup id="cite_ref-Stillwater_37-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stillwater-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some versions of the C-string are self-adhesive<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and do not have a wire frame. Instead the crotch cover is connected to a narrow strip of material passing through the <a href="/wiki/Intergluteal_cleft" title="Intergluteal cleft">intergluteal cleft</a> and a small anchoring pad above the <a href="/wiki/Sacrum" title="Sacrum">sacrum</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Cheeky</b></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Delicious_bikini-girl_silvia_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="noborder"><img alt="noborder" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Delicious_bikini-girl_silvia_%28cropped%29.jpg/160px-Delicious_bikini-girl_silvia_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Delicious_bikini-girl_silvia_%28cropped%29.jpg/240px-Delicious_bikini-girl_silvia_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Delicious_bikini-girl_silvia_%28cropped%29.jpg/320px-Delicious_bikini-girl_silvia_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="381" data-file-height="299" /></a></span></td> <td>A more conservative style called a cheeky covers a little more area, but exposes the lower portion of the buttocks. Some cheekies are used as undergarments while others function as bikini bottoms. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>T-front</b></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:T-front_string_underwear.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="noborder"><img alt="noborder" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/T-front_string_underwear.jpg/160px-T-front_string_underwear.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/T-front_string_underwear.jpg/240px-T-front_string_underwear.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/T-front_string_underwear.jpg/320px-T-front_string_underwear.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a></span></td> <td>A type of T-string in which the string reaches also the front part. It provides no coverage while still maintaining the basic hygienic underwear functions. Usually it is built by strings only, sometimes with more fabric or lace around the waist. Certain designs cover the string with pearls for purposes of decoration and stimulation.<sup id="cite_ref-completefashion_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-completefashion-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>V-string</b></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:V-string.JPEG" class="mw-file-description" title="noborder"><img alt="noborder" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/V-string.JPEG/160px-V-string.JPEG" decoding="async" width="160" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/V-string.JPEG/240px-V-string.JPEG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/V-string.JPEG/320px-V-string.JPEG 2x" data-file-width="950" data-file-height="760" /></a></span></td> <td>A type of G-string, introduced by <a href="/wiki/Victoria%27s_Secret" title="Victoria's Secret">Victoria's Secret</a><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and trademarked by the company in 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The string is connected to the waistband by a triangle that is just above the buttocks. The string connects with the waistband directly to form a "V" shape at back. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_variants_of_men's_thongs"><span id="Other_variants_of_men.27s_thongs"></span>Other variants of men's thongs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thong&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Other variants of men's thongs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Swim_briefs" title="Swim briefs">Swim briefs</a></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"> <th>Variant</th> <th>Description</th> <th>Image </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kaupinam" title="Kaupinam">Kaupinam</a></b></td> <td>A traditional thong worn in India,<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> by some men as a <a href="/wiki/Loincloth" title="Loincloth">loincloth</a> or <a href="/wiki/Underclothing" class="mw-redirect" title="Underclothing">underclothing</a>. It is made up of rectangular strip of cotton cloth which is used to cover the genitals with the help of the strings connected to the four ends of the cloth for binding it around the waist of the wearer. It is used by wrestlers in the game of <a href="/wiki/Pehlwani" title="Pehlwani">Kushti</a> or traditional Indian wrestling in the <a href="/wiki/Akhara" title="Akhara">Akhara</a> (wrestling ring) and also during practice sessions and training.</td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:India_wrestling_akhara_training.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="noborder"><img alt="noborder" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/India_wrestling_akhara_training.jpg/160px-India_wrestling_akhara_training.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="213" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/India_wrestling_akhara_training.jpg/240px-India_wrestling_akhara_training.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/India_wrestling_akhara_training.jpg/320px-India_wrestling_akhara_training.jpg 2x" data-file-width="768" data-file-height="1024" /></a><figcaption>noborder</figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fundoshi" title="Fundoshi">Fundoshi</a></b></td> <td>A traditional <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japanese</a> undergarment for adult males and females, made from a length of <a href="/wiki/Cotton" title="Cotton">cotton</a>. Before <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, the fundoshi was the main form of underwear for Japanese adult males and females. However, it fell out of use quickly after the war with the introduction of new underwear and panties to the Japanese market, such as <a href="/wiki/Briefs" title="Briefs">briefs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Boxer_briefs" title="Boxer briefs">trunks</a>. Nowadays, the fundoshi is mainly used not as underwear but as festival (<i><a href="/wiki/Matsuri" class="mw-redirect" title="Matsuri">matsuri</a></i>) clothing at <a href="/wiki/Hadaka_Matsuri" title="Hadaka Matsuri">Hadaka Matsuri</a> or, sometimes, as swimwear. There are many other varieties of fundoshi as the variations on the principle of a loincloth are almost infinite. For example, the <i>mokko-fundoshi</i> (literally "earth-basket loincloth" because it looks like the traditional baskets used in construction) is made like the etchyuu-fundoshi but without a front apron; the cloth is secured to the belt to make a bikini effect. The <i>kuro-neko fundoshi</i> (literally "black cat fundoshi") is like the <i>mokko-fundoshi</i> except that the portion that passes from front to back is tailored to create a thong effect.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Japanese_traditional_swimwear_FUNDOSHI_red_rokushaku_back_photomodel_fthong_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="noborder"><img alt="noborder" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Japanese_traditional_swimwear_FUNDOSHI_red_rokushaku_back_photomodel_fthong_1.jpg/160px-Japanese_traditional_swimwear_FUNDOSHI_red_rokushaku_back_photomodel_fthong_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="213" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Japanese_traditional_swimwear_FUNDOSHI_red_rokushaku_back_photomodel_fthong_1.jpg/240px-Japanese_traditional_swimwear_FUNDOSHI_red_rokushaku_back_photomodel_fthong_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Japanese_traditional_swimwear_FUNDOSHI_red_rokushaku_back_photomodel_fthong_1.jpg/320px-Japanese_traditional_swimwear_FUNDOSHI_red_rokushaku_back_photomodel_fthong_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="640" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jockstrap" title="Jockstrap">Jockstrap</a></b></td> <td>An undergarment designed for supporting the <a href="/wiki/Human_male_reproductive_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Human male reproductive system">male genitalia</a> during sports or other vigorous physical activity. It was created by Chicago sporting goods company Sharp & Smith in 1874.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Technically it is not a thong, as there is no narrow strap that passes up between the buttocks. A jockstrap consists of a waistband (usually <a href="/wiki/Elastomer" title="Elastomer">elastic</a>) with a support pouch for the genitalia and two elastic straps affixed to the base of the pouch and to the left and right sides of the waistband at the hip.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The pouch, in some varieties, may be fitted with a pocket to hold an impact resistant cup to protect the <a href="/wiki/Testicle" title="Testicle">testicles</a> and/or the <a href="/wiki/Penis" title="Penis">penis</a> from <a href="/wiki/Injury" title="Injury">injury</a>. Also known as a jock, jock strap, strap, supporter, or athletic supporter.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jockstrap-20070208.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="noborder"><img alt="noborder" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Jockstrap-20070208.jpg/160px-Jockstrap-20070208.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Jockstrap-20070208.jpg/240px-Jockstrap-20070208.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Jockstrap-20070208.jpg/320px-Jockstrap-20070208.jpg 2x" data-file-width="458" data-file-height="416" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Slingshot</b> </td> <td>A type of strapless undergarment based on the thong and the jockstrap consisting of an elastic waistband with an elastic pouch to hold the male genitalia from the front, without a backstrap or any back coverage.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The garment is also referred to as a <i>jock sock</i> or a <i>strapless</i> or <i>backless pouch</i>. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Dance_belt" title="Dance belt">Dance belt</a></b></td> <td>A type of thong designed to be used in the same manner as an athletic supporter, but for male dancers (especially in ballet).<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its purpose is to protect and support the dancer during dance activities without being seen through outer garments, such as <a href="/wiki/Tights" title="Tights">tights</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leotard" title="Leotard">leotards</a>, gym leggings, or shorts. Thongs tend to offer better support for the male anatomy than do other underwear styles (as well as eliminating contact between the genitals and inner thighs), which is one of the reasons why men and boys may choose to wear them.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dance_belt.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="noborder"><img alt="noborder" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Dance_belt.JPG/160px-Dance_belt.JPG" decoding="async" width="160" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Dance_belt.JPG/240px-Dance_belt.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Dance_belt.JPG/320px-Dance_belt.JPG 2x" data-file-width="610" data-file-height="539" /></a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversy">Controversy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thong&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Controversy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Social_impact_of_thong_underwear" title="Social impact of thong underwear">Social impact of thong underwear</a> and <a href="/wiki/Underwear_as_outerwear" title="Underwear as outerwear">Underwear as outerwear</a></div> <p>As thongs pass between the buttocks and, in women, may be in close contact with the anus and labia, concerns have been raised that they may become damp and act as a conduit for germ transfer, increasing the probability that the wearer may develop urinary tract infections, such as cystitis.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, research suggests that wearing thong underwear does not have a statistically significant effect on the occurrence of <a href="/wiki/Bacterial_vaginosis" title="Bacterial vaginosis">bacterial vaginosis</a><sup id="cite_ref-pmid18295180_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid18295180-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or <a href="/wiki/Candidiasis" title="Candidiasis">yeast infection</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2002, a female high school vice principal in San Diego, California, physically checked up to 100 female students' underwear as they entered the school for a dance, with or without student permission, causing an uproar among students and some parents and eliciting an investigation by the school into the vice principal's conduct. In her defense, the vice principal said the checks were for student safety and not specifically because of the wearing of thongs.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The sale of thongs for girls aged 10–16 by US retailer <a href="/wiki/Abercrombie_%26_Fitch" title="Abercrombie & Fitch">Abercrombie & Fitch</a> led to an email and telephone campaign against the company.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> British retailer <a href="/wiki/Argos_(retailer)" title="Argos (retailer)">Argos</a> was criticized for selling G-strings for girls aged nine, and a primary school <a href="/wiki/Head_teacher" title="Head teacher">head teacher</a> in Britain voiced concerns that <a href="/wiki/Student" title="Student">pupils</a> aged 10–11 were wearing thong underwear to school.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Thong swimsuits are banned or strongly discouraged in some places, including some Muslim countries.<sup id="cite_ref-iran_no_thongs_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iran_no_thongs-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-iran_no_thongs2_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iran_no_thongs2-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Areas in the United States with similar bans include such locations as <a href="/wiki/Myrtle_Beach,_South_Carolina" title="Myrtle Beach, South Carolina">Myrtle Beach, South Carolina</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Kure_Beach,_North_Carolina" title="Kure Beach, North Carolina">Kure Beach, North Carolina</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Brevard_County,_Florida" title="Brevard County, Florida">Brevard County, Florida</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span 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