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get one's panties in a wad

get one's panties in a wad verb: synonym of get one's knickers in a twist.

Verb

get one's panties in a wad (third-person singular simple present gets one's panties in a wad, present participle getting one's panties in a wad, simple past got one's panties in a wad, past participle (UK) got one's panties in a wad or (US) gotten one's panties in a wad)

  1. (humorous, idiomatic, informal) Synonym of get one's knickers in a twist.

Synonyms of get one's panties in a wad

Forms of get one's panties in a wad

third-person singular presentgets one's panties in a wad
present participlegetting one's panties in a wad
pastgot one's panties in a wad
past participle UKgot one's panties in a wad
past participle USgotten one's panties in a wad

Questions about get one's panties in a wad

What does get one's panties in a wad mean?
Get one's panties in a wad means synonym of get one's knickers in a twist.
What part of speech is get one's panties in a wad?
Get one's panties in a wad is a verb.
What is the past tense of get one's panties in a wad?
The past tense of get one's panties in a wad is got one's panties in a wad.

Words near get one's panties in a wad in the dictionary

  1. get one's oats
  2. get one's own back
  3. get one's own way
  4. get one's panties in a bunch
  5. get one's panties in a pretzel
  6. get one's panties in a wad
  7. get one's poop together
  8. get one's priorities right
  9. get one's priorities straight
  10. get one's rocks off
  11. get one's shine box

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