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poor waif in his underwear 

A person who blows their cover as a Kremlin propagandist.
“Seymour Hersh was a poor waif in his underwear when quoting his source, a supposed “anonymous US official”, who used the russian idiom “waif in his underwear”, which until then was not used in English.”

a poor waif in his underwear 

A pro-Russian journalist or Russian/Kremlin official who attempts to pass off fake quotes as real things said by government or military officials in Western countries but are clearly fake due to translated Russian phrases, strange wording, words being used in strange or unnatural ways, etc.

The phrase comes from an article written by Seymour Kersh, a pro-Russian journalist. In the article, he claimed an anonymous American official called President Zelenskyy of Ukraine 'a poor waif in his underwear'. However, the term 'waif' is extremely uncommon in American English, and the whole phrase was a Russian meme until the publishing of the article.
Seymour Hersh was a poor waif in his underwear when quoting his source, a supposed 'anonymous US official', who used the Russian idiom 'a poor waif in his underwear', which until then was not used in English.

Pro-Kremlin social media users were floundering like poor waifs in their underwear to dismiss the initial use of 'a poor waif in his underwear' as a mere translation issue without explaining why there would be a translation issue between a US journalist and a US official.

a poor waif in his underwear 

a person who has blown their cover as a Kremlin propagandist, especially when it is unclear they even knew they were one
Seymour Hersh was a poor waif in his underwear when quoting his source, a supposed “anonymous US official”, who used the russian idiom “waif in his underwear”, which until then was not used in English.

Underwooed 

To fail notably to impress or excite somebody; a feeling that someone gets when it is obvious that the other party has put forth little or no effort to gain your love or affection.
Ericka: During Jud’s absence, both Stephen and Bob contacted Janine. Stephen made reservations for lunch at her favorite restaurant, greeted her with Godiva chocolates, apologized profusely for not calling her, and stated he was an idiot. Bob met her at Panera, and didn’t even offer to cover the cost of her coffee.

Anna: Wow. She must have been totally underwooed
Underwooed by J9sayshi May 7, 2013

Underwear Streaks 

When you shit yourself, or fart loudly enough that a bit of shit sprays out and stains your underwear with brown streaks.
Dude I just loud farted and it left me with underwear streaks. I may just throw them away at this point.
Underwear Streaks by Soapey August 3, 2019

Francis Underwood 

Representative Francis J. “Frank” Underwood (born July 26, 1959) is the House Majority Whip and anti-hero of the hit Netflix original "House of Cards". He is, on the outside, a Southern gentleman with a kind smile and a polite demeanor. He is in fact a ruthless, power-hungry politicking machine who regards nothing as important but his wife, Claire, and absolute power. Extremely vindictive and effective at getting his way, Francis is an ever-rising star in the upper echelons of the government.
Francis Underwood: There are two kinds of pain. The sort of pain that makes you strong, or useless pain. The sort of pain that's only suffering. I have no patience for useless things.