pantywaistn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈpantɪweɪst/, U.S.

/ˈpæn(t)iˌweɪst/

Forms: see panties n. and waist n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English panty , panties n., waist n.

Etymology: < panty, singular form of panties n. + waist n.

North American.

A. n.

1. A garment, usually for children, consisting of panties attached to a waist or bodice. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > combined clothing for upper or lower parts of body

combination1684

union suit1868

combination garment1884

combi1891

pantywaist1910

cami-knickers1915

cami-petticoat1923

teddy1924

cami-bocker1926

corselette1926

combs1931

all-in-one1939

body stocking1964

teddy bear1978

1910 Lima (Ohio) Daily News 10 Feb. 2/3 (advt.) Child's..Reinforced Ribbed Panty Waists.

1920 Washington Post 14 Mar. 19 (advt.) Children's Panty Waists.

1939 C. Morley Kitty Foyle 15 Some of my pantywaists and nightgowns.

1942 Vidette-Messenger (Valparaiso, Indiana) 4 June 3/3 Patch my pantywaist, mother. You're a ball of fire in that outfit!

2. derogatory. A weak or cowardly person, esp. a young boy; a weakling, a sissy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > coward(s)

coward?a1289

hen-hearta1450

staniel?a1500

pigeon?1571

cow1581

quake-breech1584

cow-baby1594

custard1598

chicken heart1602

nidget1605

hen?1613

faintling1614

white-liver1614

chickena1616

quake-buttocka1627

skitterbrooka1652

dunghill1761

cow-heart1768

shy-cock1768

fugie1777

slag1788

man of chaff1799

fainter1826

possum1833

cowardy, cowardy, custard1836

sheep1840

white feather1857

funk1859

funkstick1860

lily-liver1860

faint-heart1870

willy boy1895

blert1905

squib1908

fraid cat (also fraidy cat)c1910–23

manso1912

feartie1923

yellowbelly1927

chicken liver1930

boneless wonder1931

scaredy-cat1933

sook1933

pantywaist1935

punk1939

ringtail1941

chickenshit1945

candy-ass1953

pansy-ass1963

unbrave1981

bottler1994

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > quality of unmanliness > one who is unmanly

milksopc1390

meacock1526

sissy1879

softie1895

Jessie1923

pantywaist1935

candy-ass1953

1935 Frederick (Maryland) Post 26 Jan. 4/3 It tells about a pampered young panty-waist who lives with and on his aunt on the edge of a small town.

1937 Sun (Baltimore) 28 Apr. 6 (advt.) Now Mike don't be calling me a panty waist.

1971 J. Brown & A. Groff Monkey off my Back 81 Get up, you pantywaist!

1995 M. L. Settle Choices iv. xi. 278 They had always called him a sissy—and pantywaist and four-eyes and teacher's pet.

B. adj.

1. Designating a garment of this type; more fully pantywaist (union) suit. Of or relating to such a garment; also in extended use.

ΚΠ

1912 Lima (Ohio) Daily News 30 July 4/2 (advt.) Children's Panty Waist Union Suits, gauze lisle, elastic ribbed, tape waist.

1921 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 25 Jan. 9/5 (advt.) Pantywaist Unions 69c. Sizes up to 12 years.

1928 Daily Independent (Monessen, Pa.) 18 Oct. 4/2 (advt.) There's boys and girls regular and panty waist style fleece lined Union Suits.

1933 Lincoln (Nebraska) Star 17 Nov. 20/1 (advt.) Tots' Union Suits... Sleeveless, short sleeves, knee-length styles, drop seat, panty waist attachments.

1943 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 23 Nov. 8/4 To keep our children in the panty-waist stage until 18, then send them without adequate preparation to..wade through carrion.

2. Weak, ineffectual; cowardly; unmanly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > ineffective > specifically of a person

nebbish1843

ineffectual1865

pantywaist1938

wimpy1967

wussy1977

1938 Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio) 26 July 2/4 The executive referred to Sawyer as a ‘panty-waist’ candidate who had never taken a ‘stand on anything’.

1946 Jrnl. Educ. Sociol. 20 99 Secondary-school pupils feel quite strongly about their near adulthood, and the old approaches to safe walking are considered ‘pantywaist’.

1975 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 30 July 5/3 When they [sc. the police] do lay hands on the culprits and get them to the courtroom they are let down by our pantywaist judges.

1993 Westcoast Logger Apr. 19/2 Only pantywaist slackers managed to get through a whole day without somehow accumulating liberal layers of grit and grime.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	pantywaist
释义	pantywaistn.adj. Brit. /ˈpantɪweɪst/, U.S. /ˈpæn(t)iˌweɪst/ Forms: see panties n. and waist n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English panty , panties n., waist n. Etymology: < panty, singular form of panties n. + waist n. North American. A. n. 1. A garment, usually for children, consisting of panties attached to a waist or bodice. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > combined clothing for upper or lower parts of body combination1684 union suit1868 combination garment1884 combi1891 pantywaist1910 cami-knickers1915 cami-petticoat1923 teddy1924 cami-bocker1926 corselette1926 combs1931 all-in-one1939 body stocking1964 teddy bear1978 1910 Lima (Ohio) Daily News 10 Feb. 2/3 (advt.) Child's..Reinforced Ribbed Panty Waists. 1920 Washington Post 14 Mar. 19 (advt.) Children's Panty Waists. 1939 C. Morley Kitty Foyle 15 Some of my pantywaists and nightgowns. 1942 Vidette-Messenger (Valparaiso, Indiana) 4 June 3/3 Patch my pantywaist, mother. You're a ball of fire in that outfit! 2. derogatory. A weak or cowardly person, esp. a young boy; a weakling, a sissy. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > coward(s) coward?a1289 hen-hearta1450 staniel?a1500 pigeon?1571 cow1581 quake-breech1584 cow-baby1594 custard1598 chicken heart1602 nidget1605 hen?1613 faintling1614 white-liver1614 chickena1616 quake-buttocka1627 skitterbrooka1652 dunghill1761 cow-heart1768 shy-cock1768 fugie1777 slag1788 man of chaff1799 fainter1826 possum1833 cowardy, cowardy, custard1836 sheep1840 white feather1857 funk1859 funkstick1860 lily-liver1860 faint-heart1870 willy boy1895 blert1905 squib1908 fraid cat (also fraidy cat)c1910–23 manso1912 feartie1923 yellowbelly1927 chicken liver1930 boneless wonder1931 scaredy-cat1933 sook1933 pantywaist1935 punk1939 ringtail1941 chickenshit1945 candy-ass1953 pansy-ass1963 unbrave1981 bottler1994 the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > quality of unmanliness > one who is unmanly milksopc1390 meacock1526 sissy1879 softie1895 Jessie1923 pantywaist1935 candy-ass1953 1935 Frederick (Maryland) Post 26 Jan. 4/3 It tells about a pampered young panty-waist who lives with and on his aunt on the edge of a small town. 1937 Sun (Baltimore) 28 Apr. 6 (advt.) Now Mike don't be calling me a panty waist. 1971 J. Brown & A. Groff Monkey off my Back 81 Get up, you pantywaist! 1995 M. L. Settle Choices iv. xi. 278 They had always called him a sissy—and pantywaist and four-eyes and teacher's pet. B. adj. 1. Designating a garment of this type; more fully pantywaist (union) suit. Of or relating to such a garment; also in extended use. ΚΠ 1912 Lima (Ohio) Daily News 30 July 4/2 (advt.) Children's Panty Waist Union Suits, gauze lisle, elastic ribbed, tape waist. 1921 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 25 Jan. 9/5 (advt.) Pantywaist Unions 69c. Sizes up to 12 years. 1928 Daily Independent (Monessen, Pa.) 18 Oct. 4/2 (advt.) There's boys and girls regular and panty waist style fleece lined Union Suits. 1933 Lincoln (Nebraska) Star 17 Nov. 20/1 (advt.) Tots' Union Suits... Sleeveless, short sleeves, knee-length styles, drop seat, panty waist attachments. 1943 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 23 Nov. 8/4 To keep our children in the panty-waist stage until 18, then send them without adequate preparation to..wade through carrion. 2. Weak, ineffectual; cowardly; unmanly. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > ineffective > specifically of a person nebbish1843 ineffectual1865 pantywaist1938 wimpy1967 wussy1977 1938 Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio) 26 July 2/4 The executive referred to Sawyer as a ‘panty-waist’ candidate who had never taken a ‘stand on anything’. 1946 Jrnl. Educ. Sociol. 20 99 Secondary-school pupils feel quite strongly about their near adulthood, and the old approaches to safe walking are considered ‘pantywaist’. 1975 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 30 July 5/3 When they [sc. the police] do lay hands on the culprits and get them to the courtroom they are let down by our pantywaist judges. 1993 Westcoast Logger Apr. 19/2 Only pantywaist slackers managed to get through a whole day without somehow accumulating liberal layers of grit and grime. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1910
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