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"pantywaist" has 2 syllables: pantyw-aist.
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“His rough, burly father was mortified by the lad's pantywaist behavior.”
"Pantywaist" has 2 syllables: pantyw · aist.
Pantywaist: An undergarment composed, in part, of panties attached to a waistband.
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