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pantywaist

[pan-tee-weyst] / ˈpæn tiˌweɪst /
NOUN
sissy
Synonyms
STRONG
baby chicken coward milksop namby-pamby pansy weakling wimp wuss
WEAK
cry-baby fraidy-cat mama's boy scaredy-cat wussy

Example Sentences

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A few Denver intransigeants call Director Cherrington a Communist, but real Communists call him a "pantywaist."

From Time Magazine Archive

His business associates are so young and fearsome that among them Mr. Stevens, no pantywaist, seems as mild and conspicuous as a country uncle.

From Time Magazine Archive