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pantywaist

[ pan-tee-weyst ]

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noun

Informal. a weak, effeminate man; sissy.
Synonyms: , ,
formerly, a child's undergarment consisting of short pants and a shirt that buttoned together at the waist.

adjective

weak; fainthearted.
Informal. childish.

pantywaist

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noun

a child's undergarment consisting of a shirt and pants buttoned together at the waist
informal.
a man or boy considered as childish, lacking in courage, etc

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pantywaist¹

First recorded in 1925–30; panty + waist

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pantywaist¹

C20: from panties + waist

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Fox News’ senior political analyst ripped into the school’s “pantywaists” as the nation honored veterans on Monday.

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“This will not be a league for pantywaists and sissies,” McMahon said; the players wore nicknames, such as “He Hate Me,” on the backs of their jerseys.

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McMahon asked rhetorically at the news conference announcing plans for the original XFL “This will not be a league for pantywaists and sissies.”

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The liberal pantywaist was removed from the thread.

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We can blame free speech carried to irresponsible and obnoxious extremes, and we can blame the pantywaist spinelessness of liberalism.

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