G-string

A scanty covering for the genitalia, with a thin strip of fabric that passes between the buttocks.

Noun

  1. A scanty covering for the genitalia, with a thin strip of fabric that passes between the buttocks.

    Coordinate Terms: C-string

  2. A type of loincloth or breechcloth.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:G-string.

Origin

Possibly from girdle-string, attested from the 19th century, but uncertain.

Forms

G-strings G string

Synonyms

loincloth tanga thong

Related

fundoshi

Noun entertainment, lifestyle

  1. On a stringed musical instrument, the string that produces the note of G.

Forms

G-strings G string