Editing G-string (section)

{{Short description|Garment consisting of a strip of cloth between the legs}}
{{for-multi|strings on musical instruments|String (music)|the orchestral suite by [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]|Air on the G String}}
[[File:Fine-art-buttocks.jpg|thumb|A black and white photo of a woman in a G-string]]
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 [[Hip (anatomy)|hips]].<ref name="M-W">{{cite web|title=G-string meaning and definition|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/G-string|website=Merriam-Webster|access-date=13 February 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Cole">{{cite book|title=The Story of Men's Underwear|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AdtUDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT242|first=Shaun|last=Cole|publisher=Parkstone International|year=2018|isbn=9781785256837|page=242}}</ref> G-strings are typically worn as underwear or [[swimsuit|swimwear]] or as part of the costume of an [[exotic dancer]].<ref name="M-W" />

G-strings are usually made of fabric,<ref name=IH>{{cite web|title=7 Things You Never Knew About G-Strings|url=https://www.insidehook.com/article/style/7-things-you-never-knew-g-strings|date=7 March 2022|website=Inside Hook}}</ref> [[lace]],<ref name=Preminger>{{cite book|title=My G-String Mother: At Home and Backstage with Gypsy Rose Lee|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ZwKTFdIE5sC&pg=PA14|first=Erik Lee|last=Preminger|publisher=Frog Books|year=2004|pages=14–18|chapter=Chapter 1|isbn = 9781583940969}}</ref> [[leather]], or [[satin]]. They may serve as a [[bikini]] bottoms or they may be worn alone as [[monokini]]s or topless swimsuits. G-strings are also worn by [[go-go dancing|go-go dancers]].

As underwear, G-strings may be worn in preference to [[panties]] to avoid the creation of a visible [[panty line]],<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Cosmopolitan|title=8 Ways to Disguise Panty Lines Without Going Commando|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/fashion/advice/a5855/ways-to-banish-panty-lines/|first1=Lauren|last1=Adhav|first2=Alexis|last2=Bennett|date=28 April 2020}}</ref> or in order to enhance [[sex appeal]].

The two terms ''G-string'' and ''[[thong]]'' are sometimes used interchangeably; however, technically they refer to [[Thong#Design and variety|different pieces of clothing]]. G-strings have a thinner back strip than thongs, and usually a thinner waistband.<ref name=IH/> These connectors are often made of string rather than a strip of fabric.<ref>{{cite book|title=Fashion For Dummies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cTCWAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT390|first1=Jill|last1=Martin|first2=Pierre A.|last2=Lehu|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|date=2009|isbn=9780470595664|page=390}}</ref>