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   pantywaist

   /ˈpantɪweɪst/

   noun

   • 1. a feeble or cowardly person.

   adjective

   • 1. feeble or cowardly: "the pantywaist musicians with their poodle haircuts"

   Word Origin early 20th century: in the literal sense ‘child's garment consisting of panties attached to a bodice’. The current senses date from the 1930s.

   Scrabble Points: 18

   • P

     3

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • T

     1

   • Y

     4

   • W

     4

   • A

     1

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • T

     1

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