- pantywaist
- pantywaist pantywaist n.
A timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive.
Syn: sissy, pansy, milksop, Milquetoast. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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Pantywaist — can mean: * a slang term for an effeminate man * an obsolete term for a child s one piece bodysuit … Wikipedia
pantywaist — (n.) weak or effeminate male, 1936, from a type of child s garment with short pants that buttoned to the waist of a shirt; see PANTIES (Cf. panties) + WAIST (Cf. waist) … Etymology dictionary
pantywaist — [n] sissy baby*, chicken*, coward, cry baby, fraidy cat*, milksop, momma’s boy*, namby pamby, pansy, scaredy cat*, weakling, wimp*, wuss*, wussy*; concept 423 … New thesaurus
pantywaist — ☆ pantywaist [pan′tē wāst΄ ] n. 1. Historical a child s two piece undergarment that buttoned together at the waist 2. Slang a man or youth considered as like a child in lacking strength, courage, etc.; sissy … English World dictionary
pantywaist — noun Date: circa 1936 1. a child s garment consisting of short pants buttoned to a waist 2. sissy • pantywaist adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
pantywaist — 1. adjective Weak, timid, effeminate, ineffectual. His rough, burly father was mortified by the lads pantywaist behavior. 2. noun a) A childrens undergarment composed, in part, of panties attached to a … Wiktionary
pantywaist — n A weak, indecisive person. Gordon is such a pantywaist he does everything his girlfriend tells him. 1890s … Historical dictionary of American slang
pantywaist — /pan tee wayst /, n. 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. adj. 3. weak; fainthearted. 4. Informal. childish. [1925 30; PANTY +… … Universalium
pantywaist — Synonyms and related words: Lord Fauntleroy, Milquetoast, Percy, baby, big baby, chicken, cream puff, crybaby, doormat, dull tool, effeminate, goody goody, gutless wonder, invertebrate, jellyfish, lightweight, lily, meek soul, milksop,… … Moby Thesaurus
pantywaist — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. sissy, *wimp, *wuss, *wussy, crybaby … English dictionary for students
