What's the difference between G-strings and thongs?

In terms of appearance, a thong is usually seen to have a wider band or clothing line. This means that the fabric that runs in the middle of the buttocks is wider than in g-strings. Usually, it is one or more inches wider. As mentioned, it also has a wider clothing band that wraps around the hips.
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Is a thong or G-string better?

Similar to G-strings, thongs are “slightly thicker on the band, with a little more coverage on the front and back triangles,” explains Sarah Jenkins, head of communications and strategy for Damaris and Mimi Holliday. “It's considered, by some, to be the G-string's more comfortable counterpart,” she adds.
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Why are G-strings called thongs?

Well according to reports at the time, it all allegedly started when she flashed the straps of her G String, which were showing above her trousers, hidden under her jacket. People went crazy. Enter "The Thong Song" by American R'n'B star Sisqó—which peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100.
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What are G-strings meant for?

Definition of G-string

Note: A G-string is typically worn as an article of underwear or swimwear or as part of the attire of a striptease dancer.
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What does D thong mean?

Definition of thong

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.
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What do Australians call thongs?

The undergarment is usually called a g-string (or colloquially, bum floss) in Australia, however, due to U.S. influences in Australia the word thong is now also used.
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What does I'm cactus mean?

defeated. Hence, CACTUS, in Australian slang, means: beaten, finished, ruined, kaput etc. e.g. Jim threw just two punches, and Jack was cactus.
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What do UK call thongs?

Etymology. Although the Beach Boys 1964 song All Summer Long mentions "T-shirts, cut-offs, and a pair of thongs", the term flip-flop has been used in American and British English since the 1960s to describe the thong or no-heel-strap sandal – This type of footwear is also known as "slides" or "sliders".
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What country invented thongs?

After all, the Thong is an Australian icon promoted loudly by Kylie Minogue who rode one into the closing ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games. But the truth be told, they are not Australian. “[They] were actually first created by a Kiwi in New Zealand in the early 1930s.
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Why are thongs called double pluggers?

Double Pluggers – Thongs for Real Blokes

the highest standard of thongs, two lugs though the sole on each side . if it has one plug it is only good for showers, two plugs and you can wear it out to dinner, to the pub, a wedding, a funeral, single pluggers should be banned,they are a hazard..
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What are thongs called in America?

In the US, thongs are called flip-flops. Also, in New Zealand, they're sometimes called jandals.
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What year did thongs become popular?

Thongs were occasionally worn by performers like Cher, who made a provocative impression onstage in one in 1987. However, thongs didn't go mainstream until the 1990s.
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Where did the term G-String originate?

The origin is uncertain. The earliest citation is as American English "gee string" (1878 )for a loincloth,or breechcloth, but probably once just the *string* holding up the cloth, as worn by AmerInds, rather than the whole 'garment' (which I suppose the modern version is, in the briefest possible way).
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What does head over Turkey mean?

Gael, via Word Box Head over turkey is an Australian expression still in use today. It is a variant of the standard English head over heels, with exactly the same meaning, as Gael notes: 'turning over completely, as in a somersault'.
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What is Australian slang for girl?

Aussie Slang Words For Women:

Sheila. Chick. Woman. Lady.
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What is a Donny in Australia?

the hand (used esp when addressing children) Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. probably from dandy, childish pronunciation of hand.
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What is a leather thong for?

thong - a thin strip of leather; often used to lash things together. leather strip - implement consisting of a strip of leather. 4.
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What does it mean to be up tight?

1a : being tense, nervous, or uneasy uptight overachievers. b : angry, indignant. c : rigidly conventional an uptight conservative. 2 : being in financial difficulties. Other Words from uptight Synonyms & Antonyms More Example Sentences Learn More About uptight.
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What does pad mean in slang?

slang. a person's house or apartment: a bachelor pad.
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