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get one's panties in a pretzel en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  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:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
getting one's panties in a pretzel Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
gets one's panties in a pretzel Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
gotten one's panties in a pretzel Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part US lexicographic
got one's panties in a pretzel Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part UK lexicographic
got one's panties in a pretzel Tense=Past lexicographic

Synonyms

get one's knickers in a twist