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Word: degas (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...which is derived from an ancient Indian loincloth and consists of two minuscule triangles of cloth joined by a cord over either hip. The Tanga is a huge hit with Rio girl watchers because it bares a large part of the derriere-Brazilian males tend to be nádega (buttock) rather than peito (breast) admirers. The String spread to Italy a while ago, and now it is having its first tanga north of the border...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: The String Look | 7/1/1974 | See Source »

Will the American male take to nádega gazing? "No question," says Paterno. American girls should also enjoy the minibikini's cheeky look. A 28-year-old Canadian woman teaching English in Rio says, "The Tanga reminds us of a G string, and what woman hasn't at some time wished she could wear a G string?" Says a strung-up Ipanema lovely: "It's bacana [right-on]. It's more bacana than a traditional bikini if you have the right body." Most of the girls from Ipanema have the right bodies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: The String Look | 7/1/1974 | See Source »

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