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pantywaist definition

☆ panty·waist (pan′tē wāst′)

noun

  1. Historical a child's two-piece undergarment that buttoned together at the waist
  2. Slang a man or youth considered as like a child in lacking strength, courage, etc.; sissy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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