scaredy pants
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scaredy pants (plural scaredy pants)
- (childish) Synonym of scaredy cat.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:coward
- (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
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