I was raised in the United States and my parents, both US born, always referred to rubber flip-flops as “thongs.” I grew up calling rubber flip-flops “thongs.”
Me too. From PA originally. Now 53 and if someone said they were going to put on thongs (plural) I would know they meant foot wear.
15 posted on 08/20/2007 5:50:22 PM PDT by Hazcat
(We won an immigration BATTLE, the WAR is not over. Be ever vigilant.)