G-string

noun

ˈjē-ˌstriŋ 

: an article of clothing that consists of a thin strip of cloth covering the genitals with the back portion made up of a string-like piece of fabric that passes between the buttocks and connects with a very thin waistband

Note: A G-string is typically worn as an article of underwear or swimwear or as part of the attire of a striptease dancer.

Examples of G-string in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

We weren’t asked to blur certain things in G-strings and things like that. —Emily Longeretta, Variety, 15 Mar. 2025

The entertainment included performances by at least one topless dancer who at the end was clad only in a G-string. —The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 12 Feb. 2025

In the second act, the stripper Tessie Tura (Lesli Margherita) takes great pride in dancing on pointe, for instance, and, of course, someday there will be Gypsy in her G-string, speaking French and citing Shaw. —Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024

However, one wardrobe item was harder to find: the nude-colored G-strings the guys wore while racing down the beach. —Leena Tailor, SPIN, 18 Sep. 2024

Next month, the historic building will become home to shirtless men in G-strings. —Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2024

Boyd remembers hosting pajama party sales events at his stores where customers would show up in outrageous sleepwear — see-through nighties and G-strings. —Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024

The exposed back on the corset and mermaid skirt strategically displayed the singer’s G-string and butterfly tattoo, which was actually a prosthetic done by award-winning special effects makeup artist Hugo Villasenor. —Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024

Her red-hot look, designed by Ellie Misner, featured a corseted tube top and matching lace-up mermaid skirt that bared her butt, worn with a black G-string underneath. —Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for G-string

• bing
• bring
• ching
• cling
• ding
• fling
• ging
• hing
• jing
• kling
• ling
• ming