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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread pantywaist #165148 01/15/2007 11:40 AM Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1 amalie stranger amalie stranger Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1 a friend and I are trying to establish how the word 'pantywaist' wandered away from its roots - its original meaning a woman's one-piece undergarment to a way to describe a person woven from weak moral/spiritual cloth. any ideas? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: pantywaist #165149 01/15/2007 1:43 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont here's what I found at etymonline: Quote: panties 1845, "drawers for men" (derogatory), dim. of pants; meaning "underpants for women or children" first recorded 1908. Pantyhose first recorded 1963. Pantywaist "weak or effeminate male" is 1936, from a type of child's garment with short pants that buttoned to the waist of a shirt. Panty raid first attested 1952. welcome, amalie! formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: pantywaist #165150 01/15/2007 3:02 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA am: Try Googling as follows: words origins pantywaist dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,424 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 20 A C Bowden 7 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,239 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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