1
: a child's garment consisting of short pants buttoned to a waist
2
: sissy
pantywaist adjective

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The Democrats are also trying to turn those pantywaist voters out, to write in Joe Biden. — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of pantywaist was in 1910

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“Pantywaist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pantywaist. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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