Meanings
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1
noun
informal, usually in the fantods: a state of nervous agitation, uneasiness, irritability, or fidgeting
The sight of the covered body gave Huck the fantods.
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2
noun
an emotional outburst or fit
The sudden delay sent the impatient traveler into the fantods.
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Etymology
Recorded in American English from 1839, usually in the plural. Its origin is uncertain; it may be an alteration of dialectal fantigue or fanteeg, a word for nervous tension possibly blending fantastic and fatigue.