get one's panties in a pretzel

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get one's panties in a pretzel

verb gets one's panties in a pretzel · getting one's panties in a pretzel · got one's panties in a pretzel · 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.

    Similar: get one's knickers in a twist

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@misc{get_one_s_panties_in_a_pretzel_2026,
  title = {get one's panties in a pretzel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/get%20one's%20panties%20in%20a%20pretzel},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}