thong
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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
But something else is: a small piece of limestone, drilled and worn smooth, that hangs from a leather thong around his neck.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2013
When the prayers were finished, Robin pulled on the faded hood, tucked the leather thong inside it, and followed the friar.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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
"I raced down… but there was no sign of him, just his thongs on the bank and nothing else," his friend John Peiti told the Cape York Weekly.
From BBC ● May 2, 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
Quickly she took the thongs from her boots, made a noose, and placed it under the sedge.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
