A G-string (alternatively gee-string or gee string) is a type of underwear, a narrow piece of cloth, leather, or plastic that covers or holds the genitals, passes between the buttocks, and is attached to a band around the hips, worn as swimwear or underwear by both men and women.
The two terms G-string and thong are often used interchangeably; however, they can refer to distinct pieces of clothing, see the design and variety of thongs for details.
Origin
In the modern Western world G-strings are more often worn by females. The modern thong first[citation needed] gained mainstream popularity as swimwear in South America, particularly in Brazil in the 1970s. A style of thong swimsuit whose rear area became so narrow that it would disappear between the wearer's buttocks.
Etymology
The origin of the term "G-string" is obscure. Since the 19th century the term geestring referred to the string which held the loincloth of American Indians [1]and later referred to the narrow loincloth itself. William Safire in his Ode on a G-String quoted the usage of the word "G-string" for loincloth by Harper's Magazine 15 years after Beadle's and suggested that the magazine confused the word with the musical term G-string (i.e., the string for the G note). Safire also mentions the opinion of linguist Robert Hendrickson that G (or gee) stands for groin, which was a taboo word at these times. [2]
Bettie Page, who became known as a "Pin Up Queen" because of her modeling work in the late 1940s and early 1950s, made her own G-strings and other undergarments because such items were difficult to obtain commercially
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