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
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
Many of the guests opted for jewelled thong sandals from the pop-up boutique.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 21, 2015
Michael Jordan wore his basketball shorts from North Carolina beneath his Chicago Bulls' version his entire pro career and Yankees slugger Jason Giambi famously donned a thong every time his batting average plummeted.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2011
It’s clean of blood, and the leather thong looks new.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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
