English Explanatory Dictionary

big girl's blouse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An effeminate or weak man, a sissy.

Word forms

big girl's blouse big girl's blouses big girls' blouses

Etymology

First recorded (1969) in the television sitcom Nearest and Dearest, used by the character Nellie Pledge (played by comedienne Hylda Baker). It has been suggested that Baker had previously used this expression in her stage act.

Synonyms

nancyboy pantywaist pansy wuss effeminate man
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