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PANTYWAIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pantywaist mean?
• PANTYWAIST (noun)
The noun PANTYWAIST has 1 sense:
1. a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
Familiarity information: PANTYWAIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
milksop; Milquetoast; pansy; pantywaist; sissy
Hypernyms ("pantywaist" is a kind of...):
coward (a person who shows fear or timidity)
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"There's no place like home." (American proverb)
"He who wins the first hand, leaves with only his pants in hand." (Corsican proverb)