weak; cowardly; timid. The
term derives from a former child's undergarment called a panty-waist, consisting of
short pants and a shirt that buttoned together at the waist.
—Staff Status I Glossary (approved 25-9-90), —Staff Status II Glossary, Approved late Sept. 1990, —FSM Specialist Course Approved Glossary Appr. early 1991