fantods

Meanings

1. 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.

2. 2
   noun

   an emotional outburst or fit

   The sudden delay sent the impatient traveler into the fantods.

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.

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