Because of August he wears shorts and sandals, the Japanese geta sort called thongs.

T-shirts, cut-offs, and a pair of thongs (T-shirts, cut-offs, and a pair of thongs).

2006, Peter Murray, David Poole, Grant Jones, Contemporary Issues in Management and Organisational Behaviour, Thomson, page 108,
Players turned up for questioning wearing thongs, shorts and T-shirts.

Thongs are the favoured footwear for many Aussies, especially near the beaches, but most people in the Outback find that they can′t put a foot wrong with a tough, nicely worn-in pair or workboots.

You shouldn′t face condescension if you rock into a boutique in your thongs and a singlet, but neither will you be treated like a princess just because you′ve splashed $5000 on daddy′s credit card.

She was impressed by her friend's confidence to wear a thong on the crowded beach.

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