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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.”
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waif twt 

Basically very similar to the Cherry Emoji Twitter but more toxic. They’re often seen on Pinterest or Twitter with many femcels & pro-ana girls that go on it and post whispers and trad wife stuff while idolizing famous super models like lily rose depp or kate moss and love Lana Del Rey, Fiona Apple... etc music. They’re obsessed with films like Gone Girl, Jennifer’s body, Girl interrupted, Virgin Suicides or Buffalo ‘66 and bully lots of those alt girls from tiktok.
Person 1: omg did you hear what happened to Emily??
Person 2: Yeah she got cyberbullied by waif twt bitches after posting a bunch of unreleased lana del rey music on tiktok.
waif twt by wasteawayforyou June 14, 2021

Wallflower 

A wallflower is a person who is introverted and is separate from the crowd, usually at a party. Not particularly shy but are reserved when surrounded by a lot of people and big personalities. Not really knowing what to say so can come across as socially awkward. This person will blend in and become almost invisible to others. They choose to stand back rather than getting involved as they prefer to observe. They have no desire to be the centre of attention.

Generally they are quite happy in themselves and accept being different. Wallflowers can be creative and wise.

A wall may be ordinary and unnoticeable but a flower is associated with beauty and can be rare, you won't truly learn until you get close.
He's a wallflower. You see things. You keep quiet about them. And you understand.
-Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Wallflower by Athena x August 14, 2017

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.

Wailing underpants

Activities in the underwear that demand immediate attention either sexual or toilet related.
Palmer had to go to the toilet quickly due to his wailing underpants!
Wailing underpants by I, Wreckerrr October 30, 2016

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.