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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

What does "panty twist" mean?

What are the meanings of this phrase and is it a bad word?

This is the context:

"One day at work I was particularly frustrated with fundamentalism–in my old job I used to run into fundamentalists with a twist in their panties on an alarmingly regular basis."

Thanks for your help.
  

Top answer

Is this a variation on the "get your knickers in a twist" phrase? This is a phrase used in BrE (and in AmE? I'm not sure) and it means to get overly upset and worked up about some issue you feel sensitive about.

— LeicesterLad

  • Is this a variation on the "get your knickers in a twist" phrase?
  • This is a phrase used in BrE (and in AmE?
  • I'm not sure) and it means to get overly upset and worked up about some issue you feel sensitive about.
  • For example, if you were waiting with a friend in a queue, and someone pushed in, and your friend got angry and started arguing with them, you might say: "Calm down, don't get your knickers in a twist" to let them know you think they're taking it to seriously.
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Is this a variation on the "get your knickers in a twist" phrase? This is a phrase used in BrE (and in AmE? I'm not sure) and it means to get overly upset and worked up about some issue you feel sensitive about. For example, if you were waiting with a friend in a queue, and someone pushed in, and your friend got angry and started arguing with them, you might say:

"Calm down, don't get
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The American version is "panties in a bunch." I prefer the British expression. I've never heard it used the way you describe, but whoever wrote it was tyring to convey the same general idea as LeicesterLad explained: They got overly upset over something.
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No doubt there's a pun on "fundament" too.

MrP
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MrPedanticNo doubt there's a pun on "fundament" too.

MrP

LOL, MrP!

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