Answers.Body: <p>They are referred to as "Minifig Hips" almost everywhere: [partlink:970:4].</p>
  
  <p>The LEGO Pick-a-brick service doesn't sell them without legs, and just refers to the whole construction as "Mini Figure Mini Lower Part":</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/qM1eH.png" alt="Pick-a-brick Lower Body Part"></p>
  
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Answers.Text: Since that's utterly boring, I suggest we just start calling the thing what it actually is: a thong. Or a speedo.
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Answers.Text: @Joubarc Like the [Beach Troopers](http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Beach_trooper) from the LEGO Star Wars games?
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Answers.Text: And surely it's only a thong/speedo they are a different colour from the the legs, otherwise it's just waistband and flys/hips.
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Answers.Text: I just call it a belt
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Answers.Text: I once used the hips as rollers in a set, they look a bit like that with legs removed
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Body: <p>What is the piece that holds the pant legs together called? Is there an "official<sup>1</sup>" name? Or is there just a commonly agreed on term?</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/J2Wj6.gif" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p><sup>1</sup>Official meaning something mentioned, even in passing, by Lego in some way. </p>
  
Tags: <minifigures><part-identification>
Title: What's the thing between the pant legs?
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ThreadText: # What's the thing between the pant legs?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2012-04-16)
  
  What is the piece that holds the pant legs together called? Is there an "official1" name? Or is there just a commonly agreed on term?
  
  ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/J2Wj6.gif)
  
  1Official meaning something mentioned, even in passing, by Lego in some way.
  
  **Tags:** minifigures, part-identification
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2012-04-16. Score: 16 | Accepted answer
  
  They are referred to as "Minifig Hips" almost everywhere: [partlink:970:4].
  
  The LEGO Pick-a-brick service doesn't sell them without legs, and just refers to the whole construction as "Mini Figure Mini Lower Part":
  
  ![Pick-a-brick Lower Body Part](https://i.sstatic.net/qM1eH.png)
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: Since that's utterly boring, I suggest we just start calling the thing what it actually is: a thong. Or a speedo.  
  > **username_1**: @Joubarc Like the [Beach Troopers](http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Beach_trooper) from the LEGO Star Wars games?  
  > **username_1**: And surely it's only a thong/speedo they are a different colour from the the legs, otherwise it's just waistband and flys/hips.  
  > **username_3**: I just call it a belt  
  > **username_4**: I once used the hips as rollers in a set, they look a bit like that with legs removed  
  
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