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G-string

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A type of loincloth or breechcloth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:G-string.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Alternative spelling of G-string.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

minimal clothing worn by stripteasers; a narrow strip of fabric that covers the pubic area, passes between the thighs, and is supported by a waistband

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: thong

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: woman's clothing

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

58 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: deurtrekker — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Arabic: جِي سترينج — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Arabic: ثُونْغ (ṯūnḡ) — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Catalan: tanga — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Chinese Mandarin: G弦褲 /G弦裤 (jī-xiánkù) — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Chinese Mandarin: T字褲 /T字裤 (tī-zìkù) — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Chinese Mandarin: 丁字褲 /丁字裤 (dīngzìkù) — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Danish: g-streng — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Dutch: string — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Esperanto: ŝnurkalsoneto — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Finnish: stringit — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Finnish: tanga — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • French: string — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • French: tanga — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • German: String — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • German: Tanga — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • German: Stringtanga — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • German: G-String — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • German: Minislip — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Hebrew: חוטיני (ḥutíni) — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Hungarian: tanga — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Irish: bídeog — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Italian: tanga — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Italian: perizoma — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Japanese: Gストリング (jī-sutoringu) — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Japanese: 六尺褌 — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Korean: 지스트링 (ji-seuteuring) — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Korean: G스트링 (ji-seuteuring) — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Latin: perizoma — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Macedonian: та́нга (tánga) — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Maltese: tanga — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Maltese: qalziet tal-ħajta — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Norwegian Bokmål: g-streng — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: g-streng — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Polish: stringi — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Portuguese: tanga — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Portuguese: fio dental — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Russian: тру́сики-та́нга (trúsiki-tánga) — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Russian: та́нга (tánga) — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Russian: набе́дренная повя́зка (nabédrennaja povjázka) — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Russian: джи-стри́нг (dži-stríng) — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Russian: стри́нги (stríngi) — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Spanish: tanga — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Spanish: tanga — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Spanish: colaless — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Spanish: colalé — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Spanish: zunga — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Spanish: hilo dental — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Spanish: gistro — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Swedish: string — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Swedish: g-string — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Swedish: stringtrosa — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Swedish: tanga — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Turkish: tanga — a scanty piece of underwear or lingerie
  • Danish: G-streng — on a stringed musical instrument, the string that produces G
  • German: G-Saite — on a stringed musical instrument, the string that produces G
  • Hungarian: g-húr — on a stringed musical instrument, the string that produces G
  • Swedish: G-sträng — on a stringed musical instrument, the string that produces G