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Definition of pantywaist - 2 dictionary results

pant⋅y⋅waist

  [pan-tee-weyst]
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–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.
–adjective
3. weak; fainthearted.
4. Informal. childish.
Origin:
1925–30; panty + waist

Synonyms:
1. weakling, milksop, namby-pamby.
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pant·y·waist   (pān'tē-wāst')   
n.  
  1. A child's undergarment consisting of a shirt and pants buttoned together at the waist.
  2. Slang A boy or man who is considered weak or effeminate.
pant'y·waist' adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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