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Thong

Noun CEFR B1
θɒŋ

Definitions

  1. A narrow strip of material, typically leather, used to fasten, bind, or secure objects.
  2. A surname.
  3. An item of footwear, usually of rubber, secured by two straps which join to pass between the big toe and its neighbour.
    Australia, plural-normally
  4. An item of clothing, usually an undergarment or swimwear consisting of very narrow strips designed to cover just the genitals and nothing more.
    UK, US
  5. The largest section of a bullwhip constructed of many straps of braided leather.

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Examples

“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).”
“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.”
“Thongs are the favoured footwear for many Aussies, especially near the beaches, but most people in the Outback find⟳ that they can't put⟳ a foot wrong with a tough, nicely worn-in pair or workboots.”
“You shouldn′t face⟳ condescension if you rock into a boutique in your thongs and a singlet, but neither will you be treated like⟳ a princess just because you've splashed $5000 on daddy's credit card.”
“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."”
“"At her friends' urging, Margo ended up buying a purple thong."”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

thongage Thongak Lairembi Thongalen Thongam Thongbam thongdrel

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