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It has a narrower back than a traditional panty, but is not as narrow as a [[thong (lingerie)|thong]]. It has thin straps across the hips and sits low on the hip, exposing the [[gluteal fold]] and some of the [[buttock]]s.  Sometines a [[bikini]] bottom is cut as a tanga.
 
It has a narrower back than a traditional panty, but is not as narrow as a [[thong (lingerie)|thong]]. It has thin straps across the hips and sits low on the hip, exposing the [[gluteal fold]] and some of the [[buttock]]s.  Sometines a [[bikini]] bottom is cut as a tanga.
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Originally, a tanga was a loincloth worn by indigenous peoples in tropical America; the current meaning dates from the 1970s.
  
 
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== See also ==

Latest revision as of 15:43, 26 May 2014

Close-up of woman in tanga bikini

A tanga is a type of panty.

It has a narrower back than a traditional panty, but is not as narrow as a thong. It has thin straps across the hips and sits low on the hip, exposing the gluteal fold and some of the buttocks. Sometines a bikini bottom is cut as a tanga.

Originally, a tanga was a loincloth worn by indigenous peoples in tropical America; the current meaning dates from the 1970s.

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