| 词汇 | pantywaist |
| 释义 | pantywaist noun[ C ] (alsopanty-waist)uk /ˈpæn.tiˌweɪst/ us /ˈpæn.t̬iˌweɪst/ pantywaistnoun[C] (PERSON)informaldisapproving a person, especially a man, who is thought of as weak or cowardly(= not brave): Stop spoiling him or you'll turn him into a pantywaist. The mission was directed by some pantywaist colonel with fancy ideas. Synonym sissy Most of the guys I hang out with want to know why he's being such a pantywaist about this. Cowardly be afraid of your own shadowidiom bottle bottle out chicken chicken out cravenness fainthearted gutless lily-livered pusillanimity spinelessness timid timidity timidly timorous unheroic weak-kneed wimp wimp out wimpy You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Heroes and cowards Weakness and vulnerability pantywaistnoun[C] (CLOTHING)old-fashioned a piece of clothing that small children wore in the past, consisting of underwear that connects to the bottom of a shirt with buttons : Little girls had to wear a panty-waist and bloomers, and in winter a petticoat. The advantage of a pantywaist is that it provides a support on which to fasten the rest of the clothes. |
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