noun
- a weak, effeminate, or cowardly person
Usage: informal; derogatory
Examples
- Don’t be such a pantywaist – stand up for yourself.
- He called his opponent a pantywaist during the debate.
- The coach said the team was playing like a bunch of pantywaists.
- She refused to let anyone call her brother a pantywaist.
- The bully picked on kids he thought were pantywaists.