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gets one's panties in a pretzel

gets one's panties in a pretzel is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get one's panties in a pretzel.

Meaning of get one's panties in a pretzel

Verb

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

  1. (humorous, idiomatic, informal, rare) Synonym of get one's knickers in a twist.
    • “Don't get your panties in a pretzel, darling. I simply want to scare him so that he pulls over.” Kitty yanked off her fez and stuck her head into the howling wind. Her hair whipped around her eyes, and she pushed it out of the way.2008, Susan Goodwill, Little Shop of Murders, Llewellyn Worldwide, →ISBN, page 13

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What is gets one's panties in a pretzel the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets one's panties in a pretzel is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get one's panties in a pretzel.

Words near gets one's panties in a pretzel in the dictionary

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

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