V thong???

V-string?

That's what they call it on the Victoria's Secret website.

the kind where the sides kind of go up over your waist several inches on either side? and you can see it from the front, too? i HATE THOSE

I've seen those too (if what I'm thinking about is what you're referring to) and think they are pretty cool. I'm totally into asses, so anything that shows the posterior in a flattering light gets my kudos.

wait nm. i think i am thinking of those neon-colored bikini bottoms that girls with big, frosted hair would wear back in the 1980s

When I worked for Victoria's Secret, we had thongs and v-strings. The v-string is a G-string (but VS called it a V-string b/c victoria's secret, the V, etc, etc), anyway...

The only difference: the thong has more coverage in the back (and the front too). There's about a 1"-2" more fabric coverage on a thong than there is on a g-string/v-string.

So yeah. I have no idea if that answers your question. Or if you were asking a question. I'll go away now.

Why the heck were they called G-strings to begin with?

I'm probably retarded for not knowing this.

One theory on the origin of the word... It comes from a Native American word.
Many etymologists believe that it originated from the native word "geestringi." Apparently this was an item of clothing worn by some Plains Indians. The word was changed to the more English sounding "G-string."

Theory One: It's short for "girdle string."
The first known reference to the item was found in J.H. Beadles' Western Wilds penned in 1878. "Around each boy's waist is the tight 'geestring,' from which a single strip of cloth runs between the limbs from front to back." Back in the day, a girdle pretty much fit the above description.

Theory Two: It's a reference to a fiddle.
Musically speaking, a G-string is the lowest, darkest string on a violin. The emphasis on this theory is on the word "low" -- low note, low-cut underwear.

Theory Three: It comes from a Native American word.
Many etymologists believe that it originated from the native word "geestringi." Apparently this was an item of clothing worn by some Plains Indians. The word was changed to the more English sounding "G-string."

I think it is called a T-back.

they call it a 'string back' here WickedWeasel

Aussie home of the skimpiest panties & bikini's I've ever seen

i've also heard them reffered to as 'brazilian cut'

NOT LIKE THAT, LIKE THIS

Is it like this?

that was what came to my mind too.

Stop!!
Boner time.

Holy damn Hell... Color me apalled...

you mean this???

man i was too fucking slow

i love those types of undies