Phrase guide
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noun
A notional pair of trousers or underwear worn by someone when acting cowardly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, informal
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: big-boy pants, big-girl pants
noun
Synonym of scaredy-cat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: childish
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Synonyms: bottler, caitiff, candy-ass, candy-arse, coistril, coward, chicken, chicken liver, chickenshit, cocktail, cowardy custard, craven, dog, fraidy cat, funker, gutless wonder, invertebrate, jessie, lizard, milquetoast, nancy, niddering, nidering, nidget, niding, nithing, piece of crap, piece of shit, pisspants, poltroon, pullet, punk, pussy, pussyhole, quiche-eater, quakebreech, quakebuttock, recreant, scaredy cat, scaredy pants, shithouse, sissy, slag, sluggard, snool, sook, weak sister, wheyface, yellow belly, yellow back, scaredy-cat
Antonyms: none provided
History
From scared + -y + -pants.
