G-string en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Possibly from girdle-string, attested from the 19th century, but uncertain.
Meanings
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A scanty covering for the genitalia, with a thin strip of fabric that passes between the buttocks.
Her hands snaked down to her sides and suddenly she had torn away the strip of lace. She threw it into the audience. There was nothing now but a single black G-string.
1954, Ian Fleming, “Table Z”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 59:
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A type of loincloth or breechcloth.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:G-string.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G-strings | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| G string | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (54)
es tanga (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · es hilo dental (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · fi stringit (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · ar جِي سترينج (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · da g-streng (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · es zunga (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · hu tanga (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · cmn G弦褲 /G弦裤 (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · pt fio dental (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · sv g-string (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · mt qalziet tal-ħajta (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · ja 六尺褌 (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · ko G스트링 (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · sv stringtrosa (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · fr tanga (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · ru джи-стри́нг (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · ru тру́сики-та́нга (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · ar ثُونْغ (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · eo ŝnurkalsoneto (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · af deurtrekker (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · ko 지스트링 (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · nl string (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · de String (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · ca tanga (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · he חוטיני (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · nn g-streng (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · ga bídeog (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · mk та́нга (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · sv string (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · ru та́нга (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · sv tanga (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · de Tanga (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · es gistro (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · de Stringtanga (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · mt tanga (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · pt tanga (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · it perizoma (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · nb g-streng (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · ja Ｇストリング (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · it tanga (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · la perizoma (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · es tanga (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · tr tanga (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · pl stringi (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · fr string (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · fi tanga (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · cmn T字褲 /T字裤 (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · de Minislip (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · cmn 丁字褲 /丁字裤 (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · ru стри́нги (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · ru набе́дренная повя́зка (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · de G-String (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · es colaless (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie) · es colalé (a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie)