Pantywaister?

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I have just been told that this word is a derogatory term for liberals, wet lettuces, potentially puffy people beloved of macho posturing Americans.

Is this correct?

What's the origin?

What does one do to be called a panty waister?

― Dave B (daveb), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 17:51 (twenty years ago)

Sounds to me like someone who disposes of their knickers after wearing them once.

Certainly wouldn't offend me.

― Rumpsy Pumpsy (Rumpie), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 17:54 (twenty years ago)

It's pantywaist, you pantywaist.

― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 17:56 (twenty years ago)

I dunno, it sounds like the kinda thing they used in a nappy advert!

"is your baby a total panty waister?"

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 17:57 (twenty years ago)

pant·y·waist
n.
A child's undergarment consisting of a shirt and pants buttoned together at the waist.
Slang. A boy or man who is considered weak or effeminate.

― Michael White (Hereward), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 17:57 (twenty years ago)

haha my dictionary just says :

n (ca.1936) SISSY

― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 18:00 (twenty years ago)

Somebody who puts mayonnaise on his hamburger.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 18:25 (twenty years ago)

As long as it's OK for girls to mayonnaise on their hamburgers.

― Madchen (Madchen), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 18:27 (twenty years ago)

What an interesting verb.

― Michael White (Hereward), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 19:04 (twenty years ago)

I like it! I think I'll use it henceforth!

― Madchen (Madchen), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 19:13 (twenty years ago)

I thought it might be someone who pulls their pants up way past their waists e.g. Simon Cowell

― Penelope_111 (Penelope_111), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 19:27 (twenty years ago)

I've always thought it was someone who was a waste of perfectly good panties.

― Rebekkah (burntbrat), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 19:29 (twenty years ago)

Yum for mayonnaise on hamburgers

― Nellie (nellskies), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 13:21 (twenty years ago)

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