[θɒŋ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a narrow strip of leather or other material, used especially as a fastening or as the lash of a whip

- a pair of knickers or bikini bottoms having only a narrow strip of cloth attached to the waistband at the back
(e.g: by day it's miniskirts and thong bikinis)

- a light sandal or flip-flop


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English thwang, thwong, of Germanic origin; related to German Zwang ‘compulsion’. Compare with whang

[θɒŋ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- flog or lash with a whip


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English thwang, thwong, of Germanic origin; related to German Zwang ‘compulsion’. Compare with whang