pantywaist
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- noun
- /ˈpæn.ti.weɪst/
- Offensive
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- She wasn't even sure she wanted to dance with the kind of pantywaist who'd be willing to do that.
Examples
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I'm pretty much a pantywaist.
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Last one in's a pantywaist!
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It just might, at least your congressional life might, because we're tired of your pantywaist antics.
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After his friends made fun of him, he felt like a pantywaist for not standing up to them.
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He always backed down from a challenge, earning himself a reputation as a pantywaist among his peers.
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During the team meeting, he was called a pantywaist for not voicing his concerns about the project.
Synonyms
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A person who is very shy and does not speak up
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A man or boy who is not brave and does not stand up for himself
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A person, often a man, who seems weak, afraid, or easily upset
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pantywaist comes from panty (a kind of 'underwear') and waist (the 'middle of the body'), and people used the phrase as a mocking name for a man who seemed small or childlike. So a pantywaist means someone seen as weak, timid, or not brave.