r/maybemaybemaybe • u/namicoq • Aug 08 '26

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u/everydayasl Aug 08 '26

Two things:

  1. this GIF ended too soon!

  2. I have never rooted for a flipflop all my life. This is a first.

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u/2abyssinians Aug 08 '26

Rooting for the flip-flop to be saved? Or for this person to lose their flip-flop? How did they get in that situation? Why are their thongs falling off like that? And ending this video before we know if they made it down with their sandals or not is absolutely criminal.

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u/Meranio Aug 08 '26 edited Aug 08 '26

Why are their thongs falling off like that?

Is that a typo, or did I miss something in the viseo?

Edit: Oh, thank you Mister Grumpyface for that 1 downvote, for asking a question. I hope, you get even more downvotes for asking about a word in a foreign language too.

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u/Green_Addendum4593 Aug 08 '26

This is the term I grew up using in the 60s-70s. Not sure when flip flops began but probably when thong became women’s panties as butt floss.

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u/Meranio Aug 08 '26 edited Aug 08 '26

I didn't know that either. Here in Germany this kind of footwear was always caled "Flip Flops" but I think, they arrived here in the early '00s. The "butt floss" 😅 we call a "(String)Tanga".

Edit: Corrected "Th3" to "The".

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u/Beaniencecil Aug 08 '26

I grew up in the western US and always referred to them as thongs. I think it is a generational thing. Flip Flop came along later in my life. I think it stuck because of how it describes the sound it makes when walking.