big girl's blouse

== English == === 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. === Noun === big girl's blouse (plural big girl's blouses or big girls' blouses) (informal, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, derogatory) An effeminate or weak man, a sissy. ==== Synonyms ==== nancyboy, pantywaist, pansy, wuss; see also Thesaurus:milksop or Thesaurus:effeminate man === Further reading === “big girl’s blouse”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. Michael Quinion (1996–2026), “Big girl's blouse”, in World Wide Words.