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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.
What does the word pantywaist mean? 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.
PANTYWAIST definition: 1. a person, especially a man, who is thought of as weak or cowardly (= not brave): 2. a piece of…. Learn more.
The meaning of PANTYWAIST is a child's garment consisting of short pants buttoned to a waist.
noun. 1. informal slang. 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.
n. 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]
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Pantywaist Definition. A child's two-piece undergarment that buttoned together at the waist. A man or youth considered as like a child in lacking strength, courage, etc.; sissy. (informal, dated, especially of a male person) Weak, timid, effeminate, ineffectual.
