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pantywaist. /ˌpæntiˈweɪst/. IPA guide. Other forms: pantywaists. You can use the word pantywaist to talk about an ineffective, weak person — especially a man — although it's not very nice and is likely to hurt his feelings.
a person, especially a man, who is thought of as weak or cowardly (= not brave): Stop spoiling him or you'll turn him into a pantywaist. The mission was directed by some pantywaist colonel with fancy ideas. Synonym. sissy. Fewer examples.
a person, especially a man, who is thought of as weak or cowardly (= not brave): Stop spoiling him or you'll turn him into a pantywaist. The mission was directed by some pantywaist colonel with fancy ideas. Synonym. sissy. Fewer examples.
noun. Informal. a weak, effeminate man; sissy. Synonyms: namby-pamby, milksop, weakling. formerly, a child's undergarment consisting of short pants and a shirt that buttoned together at the waist.
1. (Clothing & Fashion) 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. [C20: from panties + waist]
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word pantywaist, one of which is considered derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in North American English.
The meaning of PANTYWAIST is a child's garment consisting of short pants buttoned to a waist.
