Definition of get (one's) knickers in a twist
get (one's) knickers in a twist 
verb
- Becoming uptight over trivial things. Also get (one's) knickers in a knot.
Don't get your knickers in a twist over him.
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- See more words with the same meaning: to become angry, go crazy, freak out.
Originally submitted by Dawn L. from Louisville, KY, USA on Jan 01 2004. (Edit this definition.)
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Slang terms with the same root words
- a
- a - "asshole".
- A-1 - the best.
- a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. - something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
- a bit of how's your father - A term used whenever a rugby player loses his temper and shows it.
- a boat - In the West/Central Canadian accent, "about" is pronounced somewhere between "aboot" and "a boat".
- a couple beers short of a six-pack - a little crazy
- a couple three - an unspecified small number.
- act a fool - Playing around
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- get
- as all get-out - very; really; extremely.
- BOGO - "buy one get one" free.
- don't get it twisted - don't be mistaken. believe it.
- from the get-go - From the beginning.
- GBTW - acronym for "get back to work".
- get - to leave.
- get a bit on the side - to have sex with someone who is not one's significant other.
- get a buzz on - to acquire a buzz.
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- in
- a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. - something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
- ace in the hole - a secret advantage.
- all in - involving everyone or everything.
- all up in - doing something emphatically.
- an ice cube's chance in hell - no chance.
- a walk in the park - something easy.
- back in the day - at some time before the present.
- back in the saddle - having resumed an activity that one had previously stopped performing.
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- knicker
- twist
- don't get it twisted - don't be mistaken. believe it.
- get it twisted - to be mistaken.
- get (one's) panties in a twist - panic, upset
- twist - a woman.
- twisted - sadistic; "messed up".
- twist (one's) knob - to masturbate.
- twist (one's) melon - To puzzle, or mystify.
Slang terms with the same meaning
- to become angry, go crazy, freak out
- ape shit - Definitions include: crazy.
- BF - Definitions include: "boyfriend."
- blow up - Definitions include: a feeling of ecstasy brought about by the consumption of the drug MDMA (also known as "ecstasy", "X", "E", etc.)
- bug - Definitions include: an undesired aspect of something that causes it to exhibit an unwanted response in a particular situation.
- bug out - Definitions include: See also bug.
- conniption - Definitions include: a bad tantrum.
- crack up - Definitions include: to have a mental breakdown.
- drove - Definitions include: Said if someone is confused, mad, or if someone just did something really stupid, they're drove.
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