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   thong

   /θɒŋ/

   noun

   • 1. a narrow strip of leather or other material, used especially as a fastening or as the lash of a whip.
   • 2. a skimpy bathing garment or pair of knickers like a G-string: "by day it's miniskirts and by the pool thong bikinis"
   • 3. a light sandal or flip-flop. North American, Australian

   verb

   • 1. flog or lash with a whip. archaic

   Word Origin Old Englishthwang, thwong, of Germanic origin; related to German Zwang ‘compulsion’. Compare with whang.

   Derivatives

   • 1. thonged adjective
   • 2. thongy adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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