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Thongs = Flip Flops for those wondering why a 12yr old boy's women's underwear went floating away.

Yep

I like their logo. This is also funny...

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Morgan is my favorite creepster

The term flip-flop has been used in American and British English since circa 1972 to describe the thong or no heel strap sandal.

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My guess is that in the 90s they probably stopped calling them thongs when...

In the 1990s, the thong began to gain wider acceptance and popularity in the United States as underwear

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I still hear the term here in the Southern US, but usually by older people or people who don't wear thong underwear. It's usually followed by a few seconds of confusion, then I realize they're talking about flip flops.

Maybe he gets to sleep at work, so good trade off.