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Meaning of "pantywaist" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PANTYWAIST

From panties + waist.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PANTYWAIST

pantywaist  [ˈpæntɪˌweɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PANTYWAIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pantywaist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PANTYWAIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pantywaist in the English dictionary

The definition of pantywaist in the dictionary is a child's undergarment consisting of a shirt and pants buttoned together at the waist. Other definition of pantywaist is a man or boy considered as childish, lacking in courage, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PANTYWAIST


based
beɪst
baste
beɪst
broad-based
ˌbrɔːdˈbeɪst
disgraced
dɪsˈɡreɪst
displaced
dɪsˈpleɪst
forwaste
fɔːˈweɪst
haste
heɪst
interlaced
ˌɪntəˈleɪst
knowledge-based
ˈnɒlɪdʒˌbeɪst
misplaced
ˌmɪsˈpleɪst
monospaced
ˈmɒnəʊˌspeɪst
out-waste
ˌaʊtˈweɪst
paste
peɪst
radwaste
ˈrædˌweɪst
shirtwaist
ˈʃɜːtˌweɪst
spaced
speɪst
taste
teɪst
toothpaste
ˈtuːθˌpeɪst
waist
weɪst
waste
weɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PANTYWAIST

pantoscope
pantoscopic
pantothenate
pantothenic acid
pantoufle
pantoum
pantries
pantropic
pantropical
pantry
pantrymaid
pantryman
pants
pantsuit
pantun
panty
panty girdle
panty liner
pantyhose

WORDS THAT END LIKE PANTYWAIST

algebraist
archaist
Dadaist
dumaist
Hebraist
Lamaist
maist
Mithraist
prosaist
Ptolemaist
Shivaist
Sivaist
tubaist
ultraist
wasp waist

Synonyms and antonyms of pantywaist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pantywaist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PANTYWAIST

Find out the translation of pantywaist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pantywaist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pantywaist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

pantywaist
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pantywaist
570 millions of speakers

English

pantywaist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pantywaist
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pantywaist
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

pantywaist
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Pantywaist
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pantywaist
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pantywaist
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pantywaist
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Memme
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pantywaist
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pantywaist
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pantywaist
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pantywaist
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pantywaist
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Pantywaist
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pantywaist
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pantywaist
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pantywaist
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

pantywaist
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pantywaist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pantywaist
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pantywaist
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pantywaist
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pantywaist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pantywaist

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PANTYWAIST»

The term «pantywaist» is normally little used and occupies the 145.201 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PANTYWAIST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pantywaist» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pantywaist» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pantywaist

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PANTYWAIST»

Discover the use of pantywaist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pantywaist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sorry I Worried You: Stories
Pantywaist was Aunt Peg's worst name for somebody. The bomber. The fat policeman who drove up and down our street twice a day. The doctor my mother had chosen but Aunt Peg refused to take us to. I'd been meaning to look it up in the ...
Gary Fincke, 2013
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
64-65, 1968 panty-stretcher noun a heavy woman us Also recorded in UK usage. • — Elementary Electronics, Dictionary ofCB Lingo, p. 91 , 1976 • — Peter Chippindale, The British CB Book, p. 157, 1981 pantywaist noun a weakling or coward ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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Warriors of Disinformation: How Charles Wick, the USIA, and ...
Tm. Nof. a. Pantywaist!" BRUCE GELB WAS A FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD STUDENT AT PHILLIPS ACAD- emy in Andover, Massachusetts, and was being hazed by an older classmate, who had ordered him to move a huge couch across a room.
Alvin A. Snyder, 1997
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Whistler's Gold
You're agutless wonder pantywaist.” “I ain't no pantywaist, Tony. You know that!” snapped Owens. As Grace turned the keyin theignition, Dr. Peralta stepped back, andthe two women waved to each other. “Listen tome,you gutless wonder!
Wayne Winterton, 2005
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We Boys Together: Teenagers in Love Before Girl-craziness
Henry has already demonstrated team spirit, but he still has to demonstrate strength/courage, to prove that he isn't a pantywaist. When he angrily refuses to believe that Peter is innocent of sabotaging another team's project, the boy runs away ...
Jeffery P. Dennis, 2007
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The Verge of Psychosis: An Aspiring Actor's Journal
any clothes and my van has been towed you fucking pantywaist!” Luckily, he didn 't hear the “fucking pantywaist” part . or maybe I didn't actually say it. Either way, he reacted as if I had just asked a really dumb question (which is most people's ...
Brian Laesch, 2007
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The Tanager
Her face was smooth and soft like a child's, even softer than Pantywaist's, and her large brown eyes shone brightly, with an almost doll-like fixity. She talked, too, like a child, moving her lips with effort and drooling a little between the words.
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Shut-Out!
There was a pleading tone to his mother's voice. “I'll not be molly-coddling him like you do, Shirley. You'll turn him into a regular pantywaist.” Pantywaist? What's that, David wondered. “Don't be ridiculous, Dad. David's not a sissy.” “Ridiculous  ...
Camilla Reghelini Rivers, 2010
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Martin Kačur: The Biography of an Idealist
"You pantywaist! Oh, such a weakling!" Ferjan snarled with disgust and spat on the floor. "Who's a weakling?" Kacur asked in a low, hoarse voice. "You. You are!" Ferjan yelled. He ridiculed Kacur with his laugh. Kacur did turn around, slowly, ...
Ivan Cankar, 2009
10
The Decline and Fall of the United States Information ...
Acknowledging Carlson's tough negotiating position, Gelb responded with the line, “I'm not a pantywaist myself,” and hinted that officials who felt strongly on matters ofprinciple sometimes resign. To wild applause, Carlson made it clear that he ...
Nicholas J. Cull, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PANTYWAIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pantywaist is used in the context of the following news items.
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Game 97: Weekend At Bernie's
... Eddie Basinski, who had to convince manager Leo Durocher and fellow players that musical proficiency doesn't make one a "pantywaist. «Twinkie Town, Jul 15»
2
Waseca man posthumously awarded as WWII fighting ace
"His name is Percy," Stowe wrote. "He smiles depreciatingly, as he mentions it. But he need not, for this is no pantywaist Percy of popular fiction. «Southernminn.com, Jul 15»
3
Deceased DL 'Ace' served as Flying Tiger
But he need not, for this is no pantywaist Percy of popular fiction. You grasp that at once when you meet him, and you need not know that this ... «DL-Online, Jul 15»
4
Active in NWI: Walk This Way
Stacey-Kellogg 2 I wish I could have met Emma “Grandma” Gatewood. “Most people are pantywaist,” she said. “Exercise is good for you.”. «ValpoLife.com, Jul 15»
5
James Gill: Where's Yankee know-how on executions?
... to us because they do not wish to abet capital punishment. Bunch of damn socialists, obviously. Rely on pantywaist foreigners at your peril. «The New Orleans Advocate, Jul 15»
6
Hiking The Colorado Trail alone — the mental game
... Trevor Thomas is the toughest hiker on The Colorado Trail; Jun 2: Grandma Gatewood's non-"pantywaist" gear guide to the Colorado Trail ... «The Denver Post, Jun 15»
7
Roburrito's and adult bookstore in Lancaster forced to close until …
Apologies. We've only been here for two years and this pantywaist of a building already needs a break,” said a message on the voice mail. «FOX43.com, May 15»
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Roburrito's building condemned because of bowing front wall
"We've only been here for two years and this pantywaist of a building already needs a break," the message said. Rob Burrito, Roburrito's owner ... «LancasterOnline, May 15»
9
The Boy Scouts Continue To Devolve Into A Garden Club
... to make harmless if rambunctious fun an unsanctioned activity, then you best be prepared to be pilloried as the effete pantywaist that you are. «The Federalist, May 15»
10
The week in TV: The C Word, The Stranger on the Bridge, No …
... select celebs and toddlers as having fought a “brave” fight, as if other sufferers are yellow pantywaist milquetoasts and somehow deserve it. «The Guardian, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pantywaist [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pantywaist>. Apr 2024 ».
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