scaredy pants

English

Etymology

From scared +‎ -y +‎ -pants.

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Noun

scaredy pants (plural scaredy pants)

  1. (informal, figuratively) A notional pair of trousers or underwear worn by someone when acting cowardly.
    Antonyms: big-boy pants, big-girl pants
    Coordinate terms: bitchy pants, grumpy pants
  2. (childish) Synonym of scaredy-cat.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:coward

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