pantywaist

pant·y·waist

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pan-tee-weyst]
- /ˈpæn tiˌweɪst/
- /pˈantɪwˌeɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pan-tee-weyst]
- /ˈpæn tiˌweɪst/

Definitions of pantywaist word

noun pantywaist Informal. a weak, effeminate man; sissy. 1
noun pantywaist formerly, a child's undergarment consisting of short pants and a shirt that buttoned together at the waist. 1
adjective pantywaist weak; fainthearted. 1
adjective pantywaist Informal. childish. 1
noun pantywaist a child's undergarment consisting of a shirt and pants buttoned together at the waist 0
noun pantywaist a man or boy considered as childish, lacking in courage, etc 0

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Origin of pantywaist

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30; panty + waist

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Parts of speech for Pantywaist

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pantywaist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for pantywaist

noun pantywaist

cuckold — A cuckold is a man whose wife is having an affair with another man.
daisies — any of various composite plants the flowers of which have a yellow disk and white rays, as the English daisy and the oxeye daisy.
daisy — A daisy is a small wild flower with a yellow centre and white petals.
featherweight — a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a bantamweight and a lightweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 126 pounds (57 kg).
fraidy-cat — a timid, easily frightened person: often used by children.

All 13 Synonyms of pantywaist