tiˌweɪst noun
1.
Informal. a weak, effeminate man; sissy.
2.
formerly, a child's undergarment consisting of short pants and a shirt that buttoned together at the waist.
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| 1. | a child's undergarment consisting of a shirt and pants buttoned together at the waist |
| 2. | informal (US) a man or boy considered as childish, lacking in courage, etc |
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pantywaist
"weak or effeminate male," 1936, from a type of child's garment with short pants that buttoned to the waist of a shirt.
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