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Definition of got someone's knickers in a twist
get (one's) knickers in a twist
verb
- to become angry about something that the speaker doesn't think is worthy. Also get (one's) knickers in a knot.
Don't get your knickers in a twist over him.
Citation from "Incoming", Persons Unknown (TV, 2010), Season 1 Episode 5 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to become angry, go crazy, freak out.
Last edited on May 13 2013. Submitted by Dawn L. from Louisville, KY, USA on Jan 01 2004.
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Other terms relating to 'to become angry, go crazy, freak out': | |
| Definitions include: become enraged; "freak out". | |
| Definitions include: shortened form of sketchy. | |
| Definitions include: to be extremely angry. | |
| Definitions include: something that is so exceptionally good or fun it could be as addictive as crack (i.e. crack cocaine). | |
| Definitions include: very good, excellent, impressive; "cool"; "awesome". | |
| Definitions include: to focus at length on a negative subject or emotion. | |
| Definitions include: to freak out about something and go crazy. | |
| Definitions include: to lose one's temper. | |
| Definitions include: to become extremely angry. | |
| Definitions include: to lose one's temper. | |
| Definitions include: Said if someone is confused, mad, or if someone just did something really stupid, they're drove. | |
| Definitions include: a very bad mood because a person can't get a cigarette to fulfill their need for nicotine. | |
| Definitions include: to become angry at and yell (that is, to "bitch") at someone. | |
| Definitions include: an exclamation of surprise or disappointment; "damn"; "darn"; "shit". | |
| Definitions include: to become nervous; "freak out". | |
Slang terms with the same root words
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Other terms relating to 'a': | |
| Definitions include: amphetamine. | |
| Definitions include: the best. | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: excessive. | |
| Definitions include: sexual activity. | |
| Definitions include: In the West/Central Canadian accent, "about" is pronounced somewhere between "aboot" and "a boat". | |
| Definitions include: a little crazy | |
| Definitions include: an unspecified small number. | |
| Definitions include: to play around. | |
| Definitions include: very common. | |
| Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate. | |
| Definitions include: a non-specified price. | |
| Definitions include: a non-specified price. | |
| Definitions include: to collide with a tree. | |
| Definitions include: an ugly face. | |
Other terms relating to 'get': | |
| Definitions include: very; really; extremely. | |
| Definitions include: a phrase of one is about to be in trouble big-time or something bad is about to happen. | |
| Definitions include: "Get ready for some serious trouble." | |
| Definitions include: "buy one get one" free. | |
| Definitions include: don't be mistaken; "believe it". | |
| Definitions include: from the beginning. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "get back to work". | |
| Definitions include: to leave. | |
| Definitions include: to have sex with someone who is not one's significant other. | |
| Definitions include: to acquire a buzz. | |
| Definitions include: to be excited by. | |
| Definitions include: to enjoy. | |
| Definitions include: see clue. | |
| Definitions include: to steal. | |
| Definitions include: to ingest a drug. | |
Other terms relating to 'in': | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: a secret advantage. | |
| Definitions include: involving everyone or everything. | |
| Definitions include: doing something emphatically. | |
| Definitions include: no chance. | |
| Definitions include: something easy. | |
| Definitions include: at some time before the present. | |
| Definitions include: having resumed an activity that one had previously stopped performing. | |
| Definitions include: included. | |
| Definitions include: clitoris. | |
| Definitions include: to intrude. | |
| Definitions include: See barge in. | |
| Definitions include: To beat someone up, inflict head injury | |
| Definitions include: visible mucus in one's nostrils. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "be back in a bit", i.e. "I will return in a short amount of time." | |
Other terms relating to 'knicker': | |
| Definitions include: women's underpants. | |
| Definitions include: an unattractive person. | |
Other terms relating to 'twist': | |
| Definitions include: don't be mistaken; "believe it". | |
| Definitions include: to be mistaken. | |
| Definitions include: panic, upset | |
| Definitions include: the act of pinching and twisting a person's nipple to inflict pain. | |
| Definitions include: a woman. | |
| Definitions include: sadistic; "messed up". | |
| Definitions include: to masturbate. | |
| Definitions include: To puzzle, or mystify. | |
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