At the youth leadership retreat a few weeks ago, I called one of the kids a panty waist. I was shocked to find that they thought I was using a bad word! I was completely nonplussed by the general reaction. For your edification, here is the definition:
–noun
1. Informal. a weak, effeminate man; sissy.
2. formerly, a child's undergarment consisting of short pants and a shirt that buttoned together at the waist.
–adjective
3. weak; fainthearted.
4. Informal. childish.
Synonyms:
1. weakling, milksop, namby-pamby.
So, you see, I was using the term correctly, and was in no way being unmannerly. I was simply calling a spade a spade.
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This is so funny. I have a dictionary right at my fingertips. I may just have to write some of these down to use.
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