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pantywaist

The correct spelling is pantywaist.

How to pronounce pantywaist

noun

Say it like: Pan-tyw-ays-t

The correct spelling is pantywaist. An undergarment composed, in part, of panties attached to a waistband. For example: "His rough, burly father was mortified by the lad's pantywaist behavior."

Usage Examples

His rough, burly father was mortified by the lad's pantywaist behavior.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An undergarment composed, in part, of panties attached to a waistband.
  2. 2.An ineffectual, weak, or timid person, especially a boy or young man; a sissy.

adjective

  1. 1.(especially of a male person) Weak, timid, effeminate, ineffectual.

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