07 May 2013

"Cheekini" explained

Cheekini: A style of women’s underwear with moderate coverage in front and on the sides and a raised cut in the rear that covers some but not all of the buttock cheeks.

The style sometimes appears, with minor variations, under different names: boykini panties, boyleg briefs, hipster panties, booty shorts. All are marketed as comfortable, panty-line-less alternatives to thong underwear.

I first discovered cheekini on the Victoria’s Secret website, but the term is neither original nor exclusive to that retailer. JC Penney sells cheekini panties under its Flirtitude label; it also sells visually similar boykini panties and hipster panties.
There's more information about cheekinis at Fritinancy, which also offers this evocative alternative term for thongs:  "butt floss."

Image from Victoria's Secret.

2 comments:

  1. I miss when boyleg briefs had actual legs.

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  2. I've found them to be the most uncomfortable style of panties, in addition to looking absolutely horrible on my butt shape. Death to cheekinis!

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