G-string

• G string

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Possibly from girdle-string, attested from the 19th century, but uncertain. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

G-string (plural G-strings)

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

   Coordinate term: C-string

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

• loincloth
• tanga
• thong

• fundoshi

G-string (plural G-strings)

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