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单词 pantywaist
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pantywaist

[ pan-tee-weyst ]
/ ˈpæn tiˌweɪst /
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noun

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

adjective

weak; fainthearted.
Informal. childish.

Origin of pantywaist

First recorded in 1925–30; panty + waist

SYNONYMS FOR pantywaist

1 weakling, milksop, namby-pamby.
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Words nearby pantywaist

pantun, panty, panty girdle, pantyhose, panty raid, pantywaist, Pánuco, Panufnik, Panurge, Panza, panzer
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Example sentences from the Web for pantywaist

  • Drop over to our camp sometime for a little drink, and a little game, eh, pantywaist?

    Asteroid of Fear|Raymond Zinke Gallun

British Dictionary definitions for pantywaist

pantywaist
/ (ˈpæntɪˌweɪst) /

noun

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

Word Origin for pantywaist

C20: from panties + waist
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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