n. A children's undergarment composed, in part, of panties attached to a waistband.
n. An ineffectual, weak, or timid person, especially a boy or young man; a sissy.
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n. A timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive.
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n. a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
Word Usage
"But this query is precisely the kind of pantywaist handwringing that rightly goes down in the flood of the he-man Homeland Security strutting that always follows these incidents."