pantywaist
Weak, timid, effeminate, ineffectualWeak, timid, effeminate, ineffectual.
Meaning
1 senses(especially, informal, not comparable)Weak, timid, effeminate, ineffectual.
His rough, burly father was mortified by the lad's pantywaist behavior.
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