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Garment consisting of a strip of cloth between the legs

A G string is a garment consisting of a narrow piece of material that barely covers the genitals, a string like piece that passes between the buttocks, and a very thin waistband around the hips. There are designs for both women and men. Men's G strings are similar to women's but have a front pouch that covers the genitals. G strings are typically worn as underwear or swimwear or as part of the costume of an exotic dancer. lace, leather, or satin. They may serve as a bikini bottoms or they may be worn alone as monokinis or topless swimsuits. G strings are also worn by go go dancers. As underwear, G strings may be worn in preference to panties to avoid the creation of a visible panty line, or in order to enhance sex appeal. The two terms G string and thong are sometimes used interchangeably; however, technically they refer to different pieces of clothing. G strings have a thinner back strip than thongs, and usually a thinner waistband.

The etymology of the term G string is uncertain, with the Merriam Webster dictionary describing it as "unknown". Rachel Shteir refers to Hendrickson's opinion in her book "Striptease" and adds that during the Great Depression, a "G string" was known as "the gadget", a double entendre that referred to a handyman's "contrivance", an all purpose word for the thing that might "fix" things. Cecil Adams, author of the blog The Straight Dope, has proposed an origin from "girdle string", which is attested as early as 1846.

The G string first appeared in costumes worn by showgirls in the United States in Earl Carroll's productions during the 1920s, a period known as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties. and closed strip clubs in the city for the first time in its history. The Mayor also banned showgirls from performing fully nude at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Showgirls sometimes wore flesh coloured G strings to give the illusion that they were completely naked. The American burlesque entertainer Gypsy Rose Lee is popularly associated with the G string. Her striptease performances often included the wearing of a G string; in a memoir written by her son Erik Lee Preminger she is described as gluing on a black lace G string with spirit gum in preparation for a performance. Men's G strings had developed from garments worn by physical culture and bodybuilding models, and in 1994 a men's G string was the best selling design of HOM, a luxury men's underwear brand owned by Triumph International. The wearing of G strings in strip clubs is required in some jurisdictions under laws that prohibit public nudity. Some regulations cover the design of G string allowed. These regulations have in many cases been determined by liquor boards and can differ significantly over a short distance.