thong
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In a recent acrylic painting she calls “The Big Bang,” she depicts a Black woman facing away from the viewer, a gun in her thong and her middle finger up.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 16, 2022
Now think of all the trends that originated with those two: the selfie, purse dogs, contouring, thong heels, public awareness of and/or emotional investment in Kylie and Caitlyn Jenner, to name a few.
From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2022
Watching “Do It Debbie’s Way,” I picture a trio of women in 1983: Fisher posing in her iron thong, Reynolds lunging in her raspberry spandex, and Winters lounging in her oversized sweatshirt.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 9, 2019
Don’t wear thong underwear, for instance, because those garments “allow bacteria to travel easier to the urethra,” Berkeley explains.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2017
Before long he was on his feet, gnawing through the thong.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
The most standout looks so far have included bejeweled thongs, color-coordinated snapbacks and sneakers and pleated, baggy jorts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2025
It has been accused of adding extra stars to the New Zealand flag and of calling flipflops "thongs" rather than "jandals" in reference to some of the well-known differences between the two countries.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2023
A dark, 8-foot-tall figure with elongated torso and neck, long leather thongs for arms, and feet painted light gray with clay slip, she gazes up into the ceiling with empty eye sockets.
From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2021
For many women, after years of thongs and underwire bras, it was a relief to wear clothes that didn’t hurt.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 3, 2021
But even as it fell it swung its whip, and the thongs lashed and curled about the wizard’s knees, dragging him to the brink.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
